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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Charity boss to head review of the LGA

By Jonathan Werran | 15 October 2014

Charity boss Dame Clare Tickell has been appointed to head the independent review into the Local ...

FINANCE

Zurich study fears NHS 'culture clash'

By Jonathan Werran | 15 October 2014

Democratically accountable local authorities face an imminent ‘culture clash’ when seeking to com...

ROTHERHAM ABUSE

Authorities in crisis as bosses walk away

By Jonathan Werran | 14 October 2014

Councils comprising the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority are facing a leadership crisis –...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Commission calls for devolution within Birmingham's children's services

By Jonathan Werran | 14 October 2014

Responsibility for Birmingham's beleagured children's services should be devolved to 10 district...

FINANCE

Last but not least

By Jonathan Werran | 13 October 2014

The Lib Dems’ final annual party conference before next May’s General Election was, against all p...

FINANCE

Lock in £440m audit savings, commission urges

By Jonathan Werran | 13 October 2014

Cumulative £440m audit savings could be achieved were the Government to lock in low prices by ext...

INFRASTRUCTURE

More city devolution deals to be announced

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2014

Cities minister Greg Clark is poised to announce a further tranche of multi-billion pound devolut...

HUMAN RESOURCES

IFS: public sector faces future recruitment and retention challenge

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2014

Squeezed wages and difficult working conditions could make recruitment and retention of quality s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted consults on schools' inspections shake-up

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2014

Education regulators Ofsted have put out for consultation proposals to conduct shorter but more f...

FINANCE

Unions suspend planned walkout

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2014

The three main local government trade unions have called off planned strike action next Tuesday -...

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