The local authorities, which will be chosen in May, will trial the idea of a single lead professional with a budget to commission services for young people.
The lead professional concept was introduced in Youth Matters and rolls out next month. The budget holding is an extension of this (YPN, 15-21 February, p2).
Youth minister Beverley Hughes said the Department for Education and Skills is looking for authorities that already have well-integrated services to run the pilots.
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