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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Budget 2015: Councils could keep full fruits of business rates growth

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2015

Local authorities have provisional agreement to keep the full yield of additional business rates ...

Minister asks councils to set out schemes for devolution

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2015

Cities minister Greg Clark has urged counties, unitaries and districts to prepare proposals for s...

Ofsted must learn from Trojan Horse, education committee reports

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2015

Ofsted must restore confidence in its inspection regime in the aftermath of a series of wasteful ...

Ofsted must reinspect all councils over CSE fears, MPs demand

By Jonathan Werran | 16 March 2015

Ofsted's 'credibility is on the line' and its inspectors should examine all English local authori...

West Yorkshire combined authority to be mayor-free

By Jonathan Werran | 16 March 2015

The West Yorkshire combined authority looks to strike a ‘northern powerhouse’ growth deal without...

'Radical' business rates review launched

By Jonathan Werran | 16 March 2015

Ministers have today promised a ‘radical review’ of business rates could change how firms across ...

Pickles announces £950,000 statutory notices cash pot winners

By Jonathan Werran | 13 March 2015

Some 23 local authorities to share £1m Government cash pot to modernise the publication of statut...

Betts: South Yorkshire police must face Casey-style inspection

By Jonathan Werran | 13 March 2015

South Yorkshire Police must submit to a full independent inspection, following evidence the servi...

McKinlay lands top scrutiny role

By Jonathan Werran | 12 March 2015

Staffordshire CC director of strategy and customer services Jacqui McKinlay has been appointed th...

Council chiefs in low stakes plea

By Jonathan Werran | 12 March 2015

Council chiefs have written to the leaders of the main political parties demanding manifesto comm...