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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

The impact of the Local Audit Bill

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2012

Jonathan Werran explains how a recently appointed ad hoc committee will be scrutinising the draft...

Focus on the 'big ideas', top Tory boroughs urge

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2012

Five flagship Conservative London boroughs issue a paper urging the Government to press ahead wit...

Osborne confirms third-year council tax freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 08 October 2012

Chancellor, George Osborne, today confirmed Government plans to extend the council tax freeze int...

Councils need local anti-crime incentives, urges Westminster

By Jonathan Werran | 08 October 2012

Local authorities should be given incentives to work with newly appointed PCCs, a flagship Conser...

Parsons apologises for EU expenses' failures

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2012

Former Leicestershire CC leader, Cllr David Parsons, has today signed a formal letter of apology.

MPs criticise public sector tax arrangements

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2012

Whitehall's culture of reliance on 'hired guns' must end, an influential parliamentary spending w...

Rochdale children's care boss departs

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2012

Rochdale MBC's head of children's services,will effectively leave his post today.

Inquiry exposes MPs' fears over employment scheme

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2012

MPs have criticised weak arrangements for detecting potential fraud and malpractice at companies ...

Warning for councils over automatic pension scheme

By Jonathan Werran | 03 October 2012

Local government employers must do more to ensure that automatic enrolment into council pension s...

Chiefs demand overhaul of business rate scheme

By Jonathan Werran | 03 October 2012

Council chiefs have demanded 'substantial improvement' to coalition proposals for localised busin...