The new service, which has been rubberstamped by councillors at the three authorities involved, will launch next month, with a transitional period expected to last until the start of the new financial year in April.
The move is a response to funding cuts of around 25 per cent in the last two years at both of the existing YOTs involved in the merger.
Gareth Jones, head of Halton and Warrington YOT, said one of the main reasons for the merger was the need to "improve standards against a backdrop of reducing resources”.
Under the plans no redundancies have been made, although some posts have been deleted as staff have moved on.
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