Jonathan Werran
Chief Executive, LocalisPrior to running Localis - an independent think-tank dedicated to issues related to politics, public service reform and localism - Jonathan worked in consultancy, communications and journalism. After five years as a reporter, commentator and features editor for The Municipal Journal (The MJ), in 2015 he became the first strategic communications officer for the District Councils’ Network.
Prior to The MJ, he edited an online government property and public estate magazine and helped run communications and marketing for anti-poverty charity Elizabeth Finn Care. He began his career in online publishing and developed the groundbreaking ‘Wired-Gov’ service to repackage central government press releases.
My Speaker Sessions
Friday 27 November 2026
Turning digital integration into earlier intervention
The English Devolution White Paper made prevention the default for public service reform. In practice it is often backed in principle but harder to deliver in reality. As the Government delivers its vision for Rewiring the State, public sector bodies face a choice: treat digital integration as back-office improvement or use it to spot risk and offer support earlier before need escalates.
Drawing on Localis' Connected Prevention research, supported by TechnologyOne, this session will look at the data and technology needed to make prevention work. It will cover early case studies to look at what is realistic, lawful and can add value.
