Children's Social Care

Children's Services

Hartlepool Borough Council works in partnership with a range of organisations to ensure that each of our 23,000 children and young people can reach their potential and lead fulfilling lives.

Children's Services help children and young people in Hartlepool to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being.

Some of the areas we are responsible for include:

• Early years and childcare
• Support to schools
• Services for children and young people with additional educational needs
• Child protection
• Children and young people looked after
• Fostering and adoption
• Positive activities for young people
• Integrated youth support
• Family support

We have strong, effective partnerships in Hartlepool which are important to improving outcomes for children and young people.

The Hartlepool Children's Trust is a partnership between the council, schools, health service agencies, the Police, Further Education and Sixth form Colleges, Job Centre Plus and a range of voluntary sector partners represented by the Community Network. The Trust is responsible for ensuring that services are organised in such a way that they help all children and young people achieve their full potential and maximise their chances in life.  

The Hartlepool Safeguarding Children Board is the partnership responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in Hartlepool . The Safeguarding Board also co-ordinates the wider safeguarding activity in Hartlepool with a focus on prevention as well as protection.

The Children's Trust and Hartlepool Safeguarding Children Boards work together to contribute to the wider goals of improving the well being and safety of all the children within Hartlepool.