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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Welsh advice charities given funding boost

By Jonathan Werran | 24 May 2013

Welsh charities providing free advice services can bid from £1.9m cash pot to help meet the chall...

FINANCE

Soho sex shop ruling puts Westminster in financial vice

By Jonathan Werran | 24 May 2013

Westminster City Council ordered to repay £1m in fees collected from Soho sex shops, in a legal r...

FINANCE

Citizens Advice warns of mounting council tax debt problems

By Jonathan Werran | 24 May 2013

Local authorities must act now to help increasing numbers of residents deal with council tax debt...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Libraries must adapt for communities they serve, quango reports

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2013

Public libraries will have to cope with technological advances yet remain the hubs of community l...

FINANCE

Five LGPS funds seek pro-growth investment vehicle

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2013

Five local authority pension funds seeking to create an investment project to deliver fiduciary r...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Pension schemes face new wave of reform

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2013

Further sweeping changes to England and Wales’ 89 town hall pension schemes including mergers are...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Commission demands big improvement in electoral registration

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2013

Voting watchdogs have warned, local authority returning officers must improve the accuracy of hou...

WHITEHALL

'Choice charter' tackles public's expectations

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2013

Ministers have published a charter setting out standards of service the public sector should aspi...

WHITEHALL

The belly of a lobbyist

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2013

Councils' ability to seek influence will be curtailed under the Local Audit and Accountability Bi...

FINANCE

Dial in to the Sir Ken and Brandon show

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2013

Fire and rescue authorities asked take part in teleconference with Sir Ken Knight to debate his ...

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