The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) is a not-for-profit Company, limited by guarantee. One if its primary roles is to ensure good governance and integrity within the sport of darts.

The challenge for the current Committee is to ensure good governance within Darts. Playing standards, commercial revenues and the reputation of the game are undoubtedly in the ascendancy. Professional Darts has never been more popular. It is the responsibility of the DRA to protect and enhance that position both within Darts and outside.

The DRA is the Governing Body of Professional Darts. Through management of the drug testing programme, review of DRA rules, disciplinary hearings and its many other functions the DRA is committed to protect that good name for the sake of everyone involved in Darts; players, officials, sponsors, media, fans and spectators alike.

Schedule 6 Gambling Act 2005:

The DRA have now been added to schedule 6 effective as of December 2017. This means that they are now a recognised SGB under the act and the Gambling Commission can share information with them. To download this document CLICK HERE (To Be Added)

DRA RULES

To download the full list of DRA Rules CLICK HERE

The DRA Board of Directors who meet quarterly are:

Chairman: Mr Nigel Mawer QPM
Vice Chairman: Mr Tim Ollerenshaw
Directors: Mr Mike Titmus, Mr Ritchie Gardner

The DRA Disciplinary Committee

Chairman: Nigel Mawer QPM
Committee Members: Ritchie Gardner

Where possible hearings will take place on the same day as Board meetings. The DRA Disciplinary Committee are keen to speed up the process of discipline and where there is an allegation of the breach of the DRA rules.

Once the necessary facts have been established the player or member will have 14 days to respond, shortly after which the DRA Disciplinary Committee will hold a hearing to deal with the allegation.

The DRA Disciplinary Appeal Hearings

These will be chaired by Tim Ollerenshaw sitting with two independent people not directly associated with the Board of the DRA.

The DRA Disciplinary Committee are keen to speed up the process of discipline and where there is an allegation of the breach of the DRA rules, once the necessary facts have been established the player or member will have 14 days to respond, shortly after which the DRA Disciplinary Committee will hold a hearing to deal with the allegation.

Referrals

Any PDPA Member who receives a DRA referral must contact Alan Warriner-Little CEO of the PDPA immediately, so you are aware of what you need to do.

• Email: [email protected]
• Mobile: 07798 693998
• PDPA Office: 01228 594273

Fines

To pay a DRA fine CLICK HERE

DRA Website

Link to the current DRA Website CLICK HERE