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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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WHITEHALL

Councils warned to 'check first, pay later' to fight fraud

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015

Senior local authority managers should understand the risks of fraud and ensure councils are usin...

FINANCE

Departing Oxfordshire chief set for £574,000 payoff

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015

Soon to depart Oxfordshire CC chief executive Joanna Simons is in line for a payoff worth around ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

£428m cash transfer to cover infant public health duties confirmed

By Jonathan Werran | 16 February 2015

Ministers have agreed a £425m funding allocation to local authorities to cover the transfer of pu...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Hunt for chief on hold at crisis-hit Rotherham

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

The hunt for the next chief executive of crisis-hit Rotherham MBC has been put on hold awaiting t...

FINANCE

Row brewing over use of reserve council cash

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

Council chiefs have hit back at ministerial claims the sector is sitting on a £21bn hoard of cash...

FINANCE

Report earmarks potential savings from digital tech

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

Councils could make more than £5bn total savings through better use of digital technology over th...

FINANCE

Gaming the Budget 2015

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

All eyes will be on the pre-election Budget on 18 March, but the real political spending choices ...

FINANCE

LGA defends councils' £21bn reserve cash pile

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

Council chiefs have claimed the sector’s financial reserves totalling £21.4bn are all that stands...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Wirral appoints Staffs CC deputy as new chief executive

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2015

Wirral MBC has appointed Staffordshire CC deputy chief executive Eric Robinson as its new chief e...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Think-tank laments 'distracting' health reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2015

Reforms set in train by the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act have proved ‘damagin...

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