An Independent Review of Your Travel Risk Management Programme

Organisations have a responsibility to prepare, support and protect employees travelling on their behalf. However, travel risk management arrangements often develop across different departments, policies and service providers without being reviewed as one connected programme.

Stratum Global Risk conducts independent travel risk management audits to help organisations understand how effectively their existing arrangements work in practice. Our review considers the complete traveller journey, from initial approval and pre-travel preparation through to monitoring, assistance, incident management and post-incident review. The audit can also form the starting point for a wider corporate travel risk management programme, helping organisations establish the governance, systems and support required to manage travel risk consistently

Aligned with ISO 31030 Guidance

Our audits are informed by ISO 31030, the international guidance standard for managing risks associated with organisational travel. The review examines how travel risks are governed, assessed and communicated across the organisation. It considers the clarity of internal responsibilities, the suitability of travel policies and procedures, the preparation provided to travellers and managers, and the arrangements in place for monitoring, communication, medical and travel assistance, and crisis response. The purpose is not simply to test compliance or produce a list of deficiencies. It is to determine whether the organisation’s arrangements are proportionate to its travel profile and whether they would operate effectively when a traveller genuinely requires support.

A Practical and Proportionate Audit

Every organisation has a different workforce, travel pattern and risk exposure. The audit is therefore tailored to the organisation rather than applied as a generic checklist. Stratum reviews relevant policies, procedures, plans and provider arrangements and consults with the functions responsible for travel, human resources, security, risk, operations and executive oversight. This allows us to understand both the documented programme and how travel risk is managed in practice. The resulting report provides a clear assessment of the current arrangements, identifies material gaps and areas of unnecessary exposure, and sets out prioritised recommendations for improvement.

From Assessment to Implementation

Where required, Stratum can remain engaged after the audit to help design or strengthen the organisation’s travel risk management programme. This may include developing governance structures, travel risk policies, escalation procedures, traveller preparation processes, assistance protocols and travel crisis management plans. We can also help organisations establish appropriate monitoring, communication and provider arrangements so that responsibilities are clearly understood before an incident occurs.

The objective is to create a practical programme that reflects the organisation’s actual operating environment and can be implemented across the business.