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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Essex chief executive to leave for new KPMG role

By Jonathan Werran | 24 February 2015

Essex CC chief executive Joanna Killian is set to leave the county to take up a new role as a par...

PAY

Tendring chief donates pay rise to lowest paid staff

By Jonathan Werran | 24 February 2015

Tendring DC chief executive Ian Davidson has forsaken his annual pay rise to ensure the council’s...

WHITEHALL

LEP chair defends use of lobbyists in local growth 'hunger games'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 February 2015

Alex Pratt, the chairman of the representative body for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) has ...

WHITEHALL

Pickles socks it to lobbying LEPs

By Jonathan Werran | 23 February 2015

Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) seeking government cash will be barred from hiring lobbyists...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Business chiefs demand business rates review timetable

By Jonathan Werran | 23 February 2015

Business leaders have written to George Osborne calling on the chancellor to restate his commitme...

HEALTH

LGA calls for guarantees over social care funds

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015

Council chiefs have urged chancellor George Osborne to fully fund local authorities for new burde...

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...

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