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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Norfolk children's director to stand down

By Jonathan Werran | 24 June 2013

Norfolk CC director of children’s services Lisa Christensen to step down after concerted attack f...

LGPS consultation to cut scheme costs launched

By Jonathan Werran | 21 June 2013

Further LGPS mergers possible after government and LGA launch a consultation into significantly r...

'Bedroom tax' councils could lose HB subsidies, Lord Freud warns

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

Housing Benefit subsidies could be axed for councils trying to get around ‘bedroom tax’ by re-des...

Wilshaw: educational failure has shifted to East and South East

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

Educational underperformance have migrated from inner-cities to leafy suburbs, rural and coastal ...

Exclusive: Commissioning Academy open for business

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

The Cabinet Office has announced the first wave of councils to join the Commissioning Academy.

Community budget fears dismissed as 'hogwash'

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

Local government minister Brandon Lewis has dismissed as 'absolute hogwash' criticisms that the c...

Slow services revamp slammed by watchdog

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

The Government is 'lagging behind' in efforts to redesign public services, watchdogs have said.

Councils should use reserves to pay workers, Unison says

By Jonathan Werran | 19 June 2013

Councils should dip into their estimated £16bn cash reserves to fund a 'decent' wage settlement f...

After SR13, the deluge?

By Jonathan Werran | 18 June 2013

French history suggests Whitehall departments will struggle to decentralise budgets, says Jonatha...

Newham LBC lashes out at 'toothless' betting shop laws

By Jonathan Werran | 18 June 2013

Newham LBC attacks regulators the Gambling Commission for a lack of support, after a court overtu...