The government announced yesterday that the forthcoming Education Bill would also repeal the requirement on local authorities to set up children’s trust boards and publish children and young people’s plans.
The government denied that children’s trusts are no longer a priority, claiming that the changes would free professionals from bureaucracy, allowing them to address local issues with "innovative solutions".
But Matt Dunkley, vice-president of ADCS, rejected the assertion that children’s trusts are bureaucratic.
"We are unclear what problem the government feels it is trying to fix with this announcement, and we certainly do not recognise the association being made between trust arrangements and bureaucracy," he said.
"In many areas children’s trust arrangements are working well and will continue to do so after these changes."
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