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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

£1.2bn arrears fear

By Jonathan Werran | 31 October 2013

Councils should reassess their approach to collecting business rates, spending watchdogs have urged.

Fresh calls for Cumbria unitary

By Jonathan Werran | 23 October 2013

Cumbria CC leaders are seeking to resurrect plans for abolishing the county’s six district counci...

Inside View: Reach for the tsars

By Jonathan Werran | 22 October 2013

A key plank of the civil service reform plan involves seeking policy advice and expertise from be...

Betts vows to examine DCLG scrutiny

By Jonathan Werran | 22 October 2013

The chairman of a Parliamentary watchdog has vowed to scrutinise how the DCLG is overseeing billi...

Chiefs slam 'anti-localist' procurement proposals

By Jonathan Werran | 22 October 2013

Council chief executives have criticised the Government’s proposals to standardise public sector ...

Whitehall security overhaul to start

By Jonathan Werran | 22 October 2013

Ministers have announced plans to overhaul Whitehall security classifications, which have remaine...

Exclusive: Spending Showdown

By Jonathan Werran | 18 October 2013

A war of words has erupted between the most senior officials at the DCLG and their LGA counterpar...

Ministers seek expert advice on LGPS reform

By Jonathan Werran | 18 October 2013

The DCLG publicises tender notice seeking external advice from financial experts on efficiency sa...

London Councils issues private rent support 'tipping point' warning

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2013

More working households than jobless to get help to pay private rent by Christmas, London Council...

Councillors should use scrutiny to challenge schools' performance, CfPS

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2013

Councillors should make better use of scrutiny role for local education services, CfPS to report.