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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Politicians must 'seize opportunity' to lead social care reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 03 January 2012

Leading medical and charity figures urge the Government and other party leaders to secure lasting...

HEALTH

Councils get £3.5m to boost patient rights

By Jonathan Werran | 03 January 2012

Councils were today informed of a £3.5m Department of Health funding boost to establish new local...

Pickles' redraft gets council pension talks back on track

By Jonathan Werran | 24 December 2011

Two of the three main local government trade unions have agreed to put pensions talks back on track.

Shapps unveils £420m building fund and right to buy proposals

By Jonathan Werran | 24 December 2011

Grant Shapps has launched a £420m funding house-building package and also unveiled a consultation...

LGA counts cost of wacky FOIs

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

The LGA's Christmas top-ten of bizarre freedom of information requests.

WHITEHALL

MPs lambast Government's clumsy solar panel 'gold rush'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

Influential cross-party committees lambast energy and climate change department for handling of F...

HEALTH

Councils face adoption overhaul

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

Former Barnardo's boss Martin Narey vents frustration at 'slow' and 'not fit for purpose' adoptio...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

MPs call on Clark to remove NPPF's default 'yes' to development

By Jonathan Werran | 22 December 2011

Cross-party review into the draft National Planning Policy Framework released today urges ministe...

HEALTH

Councils' new public health role spelled out

By Jonathan Werran | 22 December 2011

Councils will be appointing new directors of public health from April 2013, according to details ...

Dementia reforms need 'radical shake-up', urges report

By Jonathan Werran | 16 December 2011

The Alzheimer's Society has claimed failure to establish new systems for helping dementia suffere...

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