Timpson initially outlined his intention to create a trust in July, and confirmation of his decision follows a consultation period that ended last month.
A letter from Timpson to Slough Borough Council states that the option represents the “most effective and appropriate way of ensuring high-quality services for children and families”.
He said that counter-proposals put forward by the authority, details of which have not been released, would not “secure the necessary improvements”.
The decision to proceed with an independent trust makes Slough the second authority to be ordered by government to relinquish control of children’s services after a trust launched in Doncaster earlier this month.
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