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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Town halls welcome EU fines move

By Jonathan Werran | 16 July 2012

Town hall chiefs back decision to invite parliamentary scrutiny of ministerial plan to impose Eur...

Kelly named Southwark chief executive

By Jonathan Werran | 13 July 2012

Southwark LBC appointed its new permanent chief executive on 4 July, a decision ratified by membe...

LGA: Care plans 'paper over' funding crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2012

Council chiefs warn Coalition care reforms simply ‘paper over the cracks’ of an immediate social ...

Care and support white paper: reaction

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2012

Rolling reaction and views on the Government's launch of the care and support white paper.

Seize the moment

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2012

A fourth senior minister this week urged councils to 'push back' at Whitehall edicts and use new ...

Eland House reports 13% funding boost

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2012

Accounts published by the DCLG show that Eland House has witnessed a 13% boost to its core budget.

Local council audits 'will save £650m' says Pickles

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2012

Communities secretary Eric Pickles published draft legislation to localise council audit arrangem...

Poor voter turnout 'is a wake-up call'

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2012

Reduced voter turnout at last May's local elections is a 'wake-up call' ahead of November's PCC e...

Have councils run out of efficiency savings?

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2012

A group of local authority chief executives from across the country met recently to discuss wheth...

Westminster press officer among Operation Elveden arrests

By Jonathan Werran | 09 July 2012

A senior media officer employed by Westminster City Council is arrested as part of police investi...