The news comes as England's new primary care trusts opened their doorson Monday (2 October) for the first time following a national programmeof mergers that has seen their numbers fall from 303 to 152.
Children's services had pinned their hopes on the new trusts placing agreater priority on children's needs by appointing children's leads atboard level. However, reports are emerging that this has failed tohappen.
In Essex, the number of trusts has been reduced from 11 to five. LizRailton, deputy chief executive of learning and social care at EssexCounty Council, said that despite the best efforts of local primary caretrust children's leads, children's services would not be given"significant prominence" in new trusts.
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