Alderney Agreement") entered into between the Governments of Alderney and of Guernsey, certain matters have been delegated to Guernsey. These are known as 'the transferred services'. Transferred services include policing, customs and excise, airport operations, health, education, social services, childcare and adoption. (The States of Alderney retains policy control of aviation to and from the island). In return for providing the transferred services Guernsey levies various taxes and duties on Alderney. From 2016 Alderney took back control of Tax on Real Property (TRP). Immigration is the responsibility of the UK (UK law applies), with day-to-day operations carried out by the Guernsey
Alderney in 2008, in which 11 large dried-earth spheres were placed at different sites on the island. The intention is that each stone will gradually erode, at different speeds depending on the location, and in some cases revealing objects buried inside. Goldsworthy has stated that he selected Alderney as "It seems to have a strong sense of layered past and a wide variety of locations in a small area." The sole school building is the St. Anne’s School in Newton. It serves ages 4–16. Alderney is served by Alderney Airport. There are several flights each day from Southampton and Guernsey, with