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Anti-Doping
Policies and Procedures in Northern Ireland�
The
Sports Council for Northern Ireland is committed to drug-free
sport and works with UK Sport and the Irish Sports Council to
ensure that athletes in Northern Ireland are:�
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educated
about anti-doping issues
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involved
in drug testing programmes, both in and out of competition
The
Sports Council for Northern Ireland�s policy direction on
drug-free Sport is in line with that of UK Sport.�
In
March 2003, the UK Government, along with the Government of the
Republic of Ireland, and 72 other governments worldwide,�
signed up to a new World Anti-Doping Code in Copenhagen.�
The Sports Council is working with UK Sport to ensure the
implementation of the Code over the next year.�
The
Code will harmonise anti-doping activities and processes across
different countries and different sports, creating one definitive
set of anti-doping procedures that cover testing, laboratory
accreditation and operations, banned substances and disciplinary
sanctions.�
The
Code will have implications for both the UK policy on anti-doping
and the Irish Anti-Doping programme.� In taking the implementation of the Code further, the
following plans are in place:�
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a meeting between the Sports Council for Northern Ireland,
UK Sport and the Irish Sports Council to ensure a co-ordinated
approach in relation to testing and education programmes in NI;�
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briefing and consultation with Northern Ireland governing
bodies on the implications of the new code (summer 2003);�
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revisions to the UK and Northern Ireland�s anti-doping
policies (September 2003);�
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re-structuring and training (October � December);�
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implementation of the newly revised statement of
Anti-Doping Policy which will be compliant with the World Code.�
Click
on the links to access the�
UK Sport and Irish Sports Council anti-doping websites.
For
further information on anti-doping plans in Northern Ireland,
please contact [email protected]�
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