The Department for Education and Skills told Children Now it would give trusts the flexibility to adapt to local circumstances following lobbying from concerned authorities.
Manchester was one authority to criticise the original proposals contained in the Every Child Matters green paper (News, 21 January).
A DfES spokeswoman said: "Children's trusts will be able to be adapted to local environments. They will be flexible so there will be no certain model."
The Local Government Association has backed a number of councils that requested greater flexibility when responding to the Government consultation on its green paper.
Steve Liddicott, divisional director of children's services at Croydon Council, said his authority had bid successfully to introduce a pilot for children's trust, but he understood why others were unwilling to do so.
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