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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Town halls face sweeping changes in bid to cut costs

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

The chances of further mergers among the 89 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds advanced...

Government urged to 'get a grip' on gagging clauses

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

Central government has no control over the use of compromise agreements – financial inducements o...

Responding positively to complaints

By Jonathan Werran | 25 June 2013

Is it possible for public services to truly learn from negative feedback to raise standards? Jon...

Troubled families programme set for £1bn Spending Review boost

By Jonathan Werran | 25 June 2013

Treasury ministers announce potential £1bn spending round boost for the troubled families initiat...

Children of public sector workers to be pushed into poverty, says TUC

By Jonathan Werran | 24 June 2013

Some 180,000 children who have at least one parent working in the public sector are set to fall i...

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.