Collaboration in Public Services Quiz

What is one of the main advantages of public services working together?

• Increased competition between services

• Improved efficiency and resource utilisation

• Reduced accountability

• Increased costs

Which of the following is a key reason for public services to share information and intelligence?

• To increase bureaucracy

• To ensure continuity of business and day-to-day life

• To reduce transparency

• To limit public access to information

How does working together help public services manage incidents effectively?

• By increasing the number of organisations involved

• By assessing the situation and coordinating rescues

• By reducing the number of available resources

• By complicating communication pathways

What is a consequence of public services failing to work together?

• Enhanced performance

• Ineffective use of funding

• Increased accountability

• Improved coordination

Which of the following is an advantage of partnership delivery models in public services?

• Increased costs

• Sharing expertise and information

• Poor communication

• Conflicting priorities

What is a disadvantage of partnership delivery models?

• Increased efficiency

• Sharing costs

• Cost of setting up partnerships

• Improved communication

Why is it important for public services to establish communication pathways during incidents?

• To delay the passing of orders and instructions

• To ensure orders and instructions are passed down quickly and accurately

• To keep leaders uninformed of developments

• To make communication systems incompatible

What is a key objective for public services working together in terms of expenditure?

• To increase spending without accountability

• To manage expenditure and spend public money wisely

• To reduce performance measures

• To ignore government objectives

Which of the following is a benefit of planning and coordinating activities across public service organisations?

• Increased duplication of efforts

• Best use of each organisation’s expertise

• Reduced efficiency

• Increased isolation of services

What is a negative impact of public services not working together?

• Effective performance

• Lack of coordination

• Efficient use of resources

• Increased accountability