The FA and RFU “bolster” testing from Ukad with their own funding, while the ECB covered the full cost of testing between 2013 and 2017 when no “public interest” testing – financed by the national agency – was available to them.
Ukad said the design of its “intelligence-led” programme funds testing when there is a “physiological risk” and “financial incentives”.
Since its success at the Commonwealth Games last year, England Netball has renewed its sponsorship deal with Vitality, a partnership described as “one of the largest”, external in women’s sport in the UK. England Netball would not say if any extra money brought in to the sport would go towards its doping programme.
About 1.4 million people, mostly female, play netball. Almost 131,000 adult women started playing netball or more netball as a result of England’s success in Gold Coast, according to England Netball data., external
Coffey, Ukad’s deputy director of operations, said the fact that the World Cup will be held in Liverpool this year means the sport “becomes a focus”.
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games approaching, there will be increased scrutiny on athletes – both male and female – aiming to compete there.
And, with women on course to outnumber men in the Great Britain Olympics team for the first time, Coffey said the gender split in testing will reflect that.
“It is driven by who is competing at the elite level,” he said. “When you look at individual sports, the level of testing on female athletes is actually very high.”
Additional reporting from BBC Sport’s Denise Evans.