In 2008, six councils were given the go ahead to develop voluntary, private sector or staff-led practices where independent teams of social workers oversee services for children instead of the local authority.
Sandwell pulled out of the pilots in July last year, but now the government has announced that a further eight councils will be joining the pilot programme.
Local authorities that have been selected to run additional social work practice pilots in 2011 are:
Bristol’s cabinet member for children and young people Clare Campion-Smith said: "Reducing bureaucracy will allow social workers to spend more time directly with the children for whom they have responsibility and be creative about the way they work.
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