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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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Glasgow council tops redundancy payout list

By Jonathan Werran | 19 October 2011

Figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws have revealed Glasgow City and Renfrewshire co...

FINANCE

'Set aside' rates are too high, says LGA

By Jonathan Werran | 19 October 2011

Concerns over the levels of ‘set aside’ were expressed at the Local Government Association (LGA) ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Exclusive: Council takes direct approach in face of high fuel prices

By Jonathan Werran | 19 October 2011

South Lakeland DC (SLDC) will negotiate directly with energy suppliers to slash residents’ electr...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

NEET solution

By Jonathan Werran | 19 October 2011

Benefit rules preventing young people from volunteering for more than two days a week deemed ‘cou...

Council chiefs urged to respond to August riots survey

By Jonathan Werran | 18 October 2011

Darra Singh calls upon council chief executives to assist with the completion of a survey into th...

Ransford defends council chiefs' expense spend

By Jonathan Werran | 18 October 2011

LGA chief executive John Ransford has defended council bosses' use of personal expenses as 'part ...

Welsh public sector faces tough future choices, auditor reports

By Jonathan Werran | 14 October 2011

Public sector bodies in Wales may shed as many as 21,000 jobs over four years in balancing 'unpre...

Councils must face data inspections, ICO chief demands

By Jonathan Werran | 13 October 2011

Information Commissioner urges local authorities to be subject to data protection audits.

FINANCE

Councils must embrace risks of community involvement, report urges

By Jonathan Werran | 12 October 2011

Failure to embrace risk may destroy opportunities to win community involvement in running local s...

Ministers propose revised LGPS offer

By Jonathan Werran | 12 October 2011

Ministers propose that £900m savings should come from a combination of increased contributions an...

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