Manchester Council is one of a number of large urban authorities believed to have asked the government to drop plans in its green paper to require all councils to follow the children's trust model.
Graham Mellors, head of the joint children's unit, told Children Now that organisational upheaval would only distract staff.
"We have rejected going down the children's trust route for now because that would divert attention to organisational structures and away from where changes need to happen on the front line," he said.
"The front line is where we think change is most needed and where it will have the most impact - rather than messing around with larger structures," he added. "We don't have any problem with the principles behind the trust model and the outcomes the government wants. We are asking for greater local flexibility about how we do that."
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