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21 recommendations of the independent review of sport and physical activity policy

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WQ.253/2024

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

BY DEPUTY L.K.F. STEPHENSON OF ST. MARY, ST. OUEN AND ST. PETER QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 1st JULY 2024

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 8th JULY 2024

Question

“Further to A Review of Sport and Physical Activity in Jersey, will the Minister provide an update and delivery timeline for each of the 21 recommendations?”

Answer

The Assistant Minister with responsibility for Sport agreed timelines and ownership for delivering each of the recommendations in March.

We continue to work with Jersey Sport and with colleagues in HCS and CYPES on the recommendations from the review of sport and physical activity and a budget and programme review is underway.

Of the 21 recommendations, 6 are complete, 10 are in progress and 3 are yet to be commenced and 2 recommendations were rejected:

Complete recommendations:

R2: Jersey Sport should review its internal reporting arrangements

R4: a review of Jersey Sport’s budget should be carried out

R5: Jersey Sport should publish a fundraising strategy

R8: establishment of a ministerial group for sport and physical activity

R9: the Government of Jersey should identify a single point of contact for Jersey Sport R12: Jersey Sport should publish its Board of Directors skills matrix

Recommendations in progress, with a target completion date of December 2024 unless otherwise indicated:

R1: the Government of Jersey should review the skills required of its staff carrying out the oversight function with Jersey Sport. (Ongoing)

R3: review of arm’s length arrangement with regard to audit requirements. (December 2025)

R 11: Jersey Sport should undertake a review of its delivery function.

R13: review of safeguarding and child protection in sport.

R14: Jersey Sport should review its provision for sport.

R15: Jersey Sport should consider the suitability of separate branding for the Move More programme. R17: the Government of Jersey should develop a new strategy for sport and physical activity.

R18: the Government of Jersey should set revised KPIs for Jersey Sport and develop a value for money indicator for the funding Jersey Sport receives.

R19: Jersey Sport should publish policies on equality and inclusion.

R20: the Government of Jersey should review its direct delivery approach for facilities.

The following recommendations have not yet been started:

R7: review of Channel Islands Lottery funding for sport (to be actioned in 2025) R16: strengthen school sport and PE (to be actioned in 2026)

R21: future delivery of sport and physical activity (to be actioned in 2025)

Recommendations 6 (ringfence 1% Government budget for sport) and 10 (establish the work of sport and facilities team into one Department) were rejected.