Last year, the government removed the requirement on local authorities to set up children's trust boards and publish children and young people's plans. Statutory guidance on children's trusts was also withdrawn.
But councils still have a duty to work in partnership with professionals in health, youth justice and the police.
Milton Keynes is one of the first councils to close its children's trust and replace it with a new children and families partnership. Michael Bracey, assistant director of children's services at the authority, told CYP Now that the move was necessary to reflect the radical changes facing the sector.
"The last thing we wanted was a children's trust membership that drops away one by one like creeping death," he explained. "All our partners are going through changes and we need to reflect that, otherwise we might be left with something they can't engage in because it's too demanding or not relevant."
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