Leeds City Council will take over services in Kirklees, Camden Council will provide "intensive support" to Croydon, and Essex County Council has been appointed as "improvement adviser" in Barnet.
A statutory direction issued to Kirklees Council states that it must enter into a strategic partnership agreement with Leeds City Council within three months for a period of three years.
Children's services in Kirklees were rated "inadequate" in November 2016 after inspectors found instances of poor social work and cases of abuse not being spotted.
As part of the arrangement, the director of children's services for Leeds City Council will be appointed as director of children's services for Kirklees.
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