The Secretary of State has reappointed Pippa Britton
and Sarah Winckless to the board of UK Anti-Doping for second terms
of three years from 23 March 2019 to 22 March
2022.
Pippa Britton
Pippa Britton is a double Paralympic archer having competed for
ParalympicsGB at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Pippa has
broken three world records and has represented Great Britain at
the last six World Archery Championships, gaining a medal at each
one - three individual medals, two team golds and one team
silver. Pippa is currently Chair for Disability Sport Wales,
Vice-Chair of the Sport Wales Board and a member of the
Para-Archery Committee at World Archery.
Sarah Winckless
Sarah Winckless MBE is a former GB rower who won an Olympic
bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games and was world champion in
both 2005 and 2006. Following her retirement from rowing in 2009,
Sarah has chaired the British Olympic Association’s Athletes’
Commission from 2010 to 2014, and was Team GB Chef de Mission at
the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, and is currently performing
that role for Team England for the Commonwealth Youth Games in
2017 and Commonwealth Games in 2018. In 2015, Sarah was awarded
an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Sport and
Young People.
These reappointments have been made in accordance with
the Cabinet Office’s
Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments
process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by
an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is
defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a
recordable donation, or candidature for election. Pippa and Sarah
have declared no such activity.