SAIs can drive equality

Multiple-choice questions. In order to be awarded CPD units you must answer the following five random questions correctly. If you fail the test, please reread the article before attempting the questions again.

Which organisation has been developing an equality and inclusiveness framework for SAIs?

International Sustainability Standards Board

International Monetary Fund

International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions

United Nations Development Programme

For how long has the equality and inclusiveness framework been developing?

Substantial work has not yet started

Three years

One year 

Two years 

Which of the following countries collaborated in developing the concept paper?

Brazil, Spain, Italy, Australia and Russia 

France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and India

India, South Africa, Germany, Japan and Canada 

India, Brazil, France, Norway and Russia 

How many SAIs were surveyed as part of developing the concept paper?

How many case studies does the concept paper include?

Which of the following was identified as a challenge faced by SAIs?

Difficulty engaging marginalised communities

Lack of government buy-in

Too much disaggregated data 

Lack of dedicated audit teams 

What gap does the case studies highlight in equality and inclusiveness policies?

Between international and national laws 

Between policy intent and lived reality 

Between government agencies and SAIs 

All of the other answers

At the programme level, what should SAIs examine?

Whether programmes would be better administered by the voluntary sector

Whether schemes reach their intended beneficiaries quickly and effectively

Whether programmes are profitable 

Whether programmes are managed in a public-private partnership 

What does the concept of intersectionality recognise?

That people can experience overlapping forms of disadvantage simultaneously

That all disadvantaged people experience the same form of exclusion 

That audits should focus on only one exclusionary factor at a time 

All of the other answers

Which of the following statements is correct? Statement 1, SAIs should examine systemic

Neither statement

Statement 1

Statement 2

Both statements

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