Internal scrutiny: the academy trust handbook, your estates management responsibilities
05 Mar 2026
Breakout Room 2
Trusts are being encouraged to maintain internal scrutiny via an audit that monitors controls such as HR, IT, financial systems and estates. Jenny Fram describes what internal scrutiny has looked like historically, how it has changed recently, and what benefits come from adopting our multi-disciplinary method.
We help institutions make sense of the Handbook by delivering impartial advice, monitoring projects, managing capital spend, and upholding value. Our experience in aligning works to statutory and DfE standards has given us unique knowledge of governmental constraints. As a result, we can help Trusts meet their internal scrutiny obligations prescribed in the Handbook