The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that the terms of three UK Anti-Doping Board members have been extended by six months ©UKAD

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that the terms of three UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) Board members - Professor John Brewer, Janice Shardlow and Justin Turner QC - have been extended by six months.

Brewer is Head of the School of Sport, Health and Applied Science at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, with a long career in sport science and sports administration.

He has previously held roles at the Football Association, at Lilleshall Sports Injury and Human Performance Centre, at GlaxoSmithKline as Director of Sports Science, as well as previously being chair of the London Regional Sports Board.

Shardlow is General Counsel at the British Equestrian Federation. 

She has worked in the legal sector for more than 30 years in private practice, legal education and sport.

She is also a sport resolutions arbitrator, as well as a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and a member of the Judicial Commission of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Professor John Brewer, Janice Shardlow and Justin Turner QC are the three board members ©UKAD
Professor John Brewer, Janice Shardlow and Justin Turner QC are the three board members ©UKAD

Justin Turner QC is a barrister in private practice, specialising in all areas of intellectual property and other commercial disputes with a technical character.

He has a PhD in Immunology from Cambridge University and his technical background has resulted in a major part of his practice being specialising in biotechnology.

Turner and Shardlow will conclude their terms on the UKAD Board on May 21, 2017, whilst Brewer's term will now finish on June 22, 2017.

UK Anti-Doping chairman, David Kenworthy, said: “I am delighted that John, Janice and Justin’s terms have been extended by six months.

"This extension will allow us to use their knowledge and experience whilst new board members are recruited.

“All three have played a major part in helping to guide and shape UKAD since its inception in 2009. 

"Their continued contribution to UKAD, and their tireless work to protect and uphold the spirit of clean sport, has been invaluable to us.”

UKAD is responsible for ensuring sports bodies in the UK are compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code through implementation and management of the UK’s National Anti-Doping Policy.

Its functions include an education and information programme, athlete testing across more than 40 Olympic, Paralympic and professional sports, intelligence management and exclusive results management authority for the determination of anti-doping rule violations.