Review of Sport and Physical Activity in Jersey Quiz

What was the main purpose of the review commissioned by the Government of Jersey?

• To review the public transport system in Jersey

• To review the financial status of the Government of Jersey

• To review the effectiveness of the arm's length arrangement with Jersey Sport

• To review the performance of Jersey Sport in the last year

What are the Terms of Reference for the review?

• To review the public health policies in Jersey

• To review the effectiveness of the arm's length arrangement with Jersey Sport

• To review the performance of the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

• To review the financial status of Jersey Sport

What is the purpose of an arm's length organisation (ALO)?

• To have complete control over the day-to-day delivery of government policies

• To ensure that government staff have the appropriate skills and knowledge

• To deliver government policies with greater flexibility and agility

• To interfere in the day-to-day decision making of the government

What is the role of the Government of Jersey in the arm's length arrangement with Jersey Sport?

• To interfere in the decision making of Jersey Sport

• To provide funding without any oversight

• To ensure effective monitoring and oversight of Jersey Sport's activities

• To have complete control over Jersey Sport's day-to-day activities

What are the potential risks of not conducting regular reviews of public policy making and delivery?

• Strategic and organisational 'drift', poor value for money, and insufficient transparency and accountability

• High profits, increased efficiency, and better public services

• Decreased government control, lack of flexibility, and increased bureaucracy

• Decreased public funding, lack of innovation, and decreased public satisfaction

What is the purpose of the Government of Jersey's 'Public Finance Manual' in the context of an arm's length arrangement?

• To provide funding without any oversight

• To limit the flexibility and agility of ALOs

• To interfere in the day-to-day decision making of ALOs

• To provide guidelines for effective oversight of ALOs

What are the key principles and values that can help a favourable relationship between government and ALO to develop?

• Interference, lack of oversight, and bureaucracy

• Clarity on respective roles and responsibilities, unified sense of purpose, and effective communication

• Transparency, accountability, and flexibility

• Clarity on respective roles and responsibilities, lack of communication, and confusion

What was the main concern expressed during the consultation for the review?

• Lack of specialist knowledge in some areas

• High admin costs of Jersey Sport

• None of the above

• Both A and B

What is the potential risk of ineffective oversight of an ALO?

• Poor value for money and a poor standard of the service that the ALO was commissioned to carry out on government's behalf

• Decreased government control and lack of flexibility

• Increased efficiency and better public services

• Decreased public funding and lack of innovation

What are the potential benefits of outsourcing delivery of some functions to an arm's length organisation (ALO)?

• Decreased public funding and lack of innovation

• Greater flexibility and agility, and potential to operate in a more commercial and entrepreneurial way

• Decreased government control and lack of oversight

• Increased bureaucracy and decreased flexibility