The trailblazer scheme is one of 10 around the country and has been working on the development of information-sharing systems since January.
Social services, schools, Connexions, two primary care trusts and the Shropshire and Telford divisions of the West Mercia police are all signed up to the first stage of the rollout.
Project co-ordinator Sara Tough said staff from the different agencies were in the process of registering to use the system.
She thought the pilot was unique among trailblazers because of the number of agencies that are participating.
The system flags up the agencies involved in a child's life but it does not act as a central database where users can access all information held on a child.
"Only through identifying children's needs are people put in touch with others," said Tough.
"Each agency has to take a professional decision if they are concerned about a child's welfare. We wanted to work within Data Protection Act principles."
The trailblazer scheme was given 1.1m of funding from the Government.
It will last until September, when a national rollout of IRT is planned.
Tough said the biggest challenge in developing the pilot was overcoming cultural differences.
"We had done a lot of groundwork but there was still some resistance," she said. "People on the health side were very concerned about how information is shared with the police."
- See IRT trailblazer feature next week (10-16 March).
