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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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DCLG consults on rules for combined authorities

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2014

The Government has launched a consultation on changes to legal structures governing combined auth...

Welsh social services overhaul to go live in 2016

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2014

Radical legislation for transforming social services in Wales will go live from April 2016, Welsh...

Healey to urge radical overhaul of LEPs

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2014

Former Labour local government minister to recommend accelerated devolution of economic policy le...

Mililband pledges bigger council tax penalty on 'ghost homes'

By Jonathan Werran | 07 May 2014

Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband has vowed to impose more punitive council tax charges on ‘ghost h...

Case against chiefs dropped

By Jonathan Werran | 07 May 2014

Police confirm no further action will be taken against the two Welsh council chief executives who...

Councils urged to bid for help improving public estate

By Jonathan Werran | 07 May 2014

Local authorities must meet 12 May deadline to get help from government property experts.

Ministers set to green light controversial Land Registry privatisation

By Jonathan Werran | 06 May 2014

Ministers seem set to approve controversial privatisation plans for the Land Registry, a move whi...

Wirral chief defends £1m consultancy spend

By Jonathan Werran | 06 May 2014

Wirral Council chief executive Graham Burgess forced to defend cost of interim managers, followi...

LGPS fund management reforms could make £660m annual savings, ministers claim

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2014

Proposals on overhauling the management of town hall pension schemes could deliver substantial sa...

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Gwynedd appoints Dilwyn Williams as new chief

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2014

Gwynned Council has appointed Dilwyn Williams as the authority’s new chief executive, the culmina...

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