The move follows the failure of social workers in the London borough of Haringey to prevent the death of Baby P.
For the first time, every local authority will have to have a Children's Trust Board made up of representatives of the local authority, health, police schools and other services, who will be legally required to work together to deliver a Children and Young People's Plan.
Speaking at the Children's Plan conference on Tuesday, children's minister Ed Balls said, 'In some places, there is still too little emphasis on early intervention and prevention. Organisational barriers and competing priorities appear to be getting in the way.
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