Common features of these trusts include clear children and young people plans, a strong focus on prevention and early intervention, and services designed around the needs of children and their families.
Leadership in all six trusts was found to be strong and effective, local self-evaluation processes were robust, and frameworks for co-ordinating the work of partners and governance were effective and well-established.
In terms of the legal basis underpinning children's trusts, the report found that professionals were "ambivalent" about the need for partnerships to be a statutory requirement.
"On one hand, they thought further legislation to strengthen children’s trusts would do no harm in giving weight and accountability to partnership working, especially where some partners were less inclined to co-operate," the report said.
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