The National Evaluation of Children's Trust Pathfinders found evidencein 25 out of the 35 pathfinders of changes that improved outcomes forchildren in their area. It concluded that children's trusts have "actedas a catalyst" for more integrated approaches to children's services andenabled joined-up approaches to workforce development and training.
But the report said "more needs to be done to involve policeauthorities, youth offending teams and learning and skills councils injoint planning".
Engaging partners was particularly problematic where there were fundingdifficulties or complex accountability frameworks.
The report's lead author Chris Husbands, professor of education at theUniversity of East Anglia, warned that although trusts were starting towork, the Government had to be patient.
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