By Nic Marko, Local Democracy Reporter
Hartlepool Borough Council PRAISE has been given to foster carers in Hartlepool for standing up and doing a ‘valuable and important job’ despite increased pressures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council Children’s Services Committee said they were fortunate to have so many dedicated foster carers in the town, after receiving an update on fostering numbers from July to September 2020. They also agreed to write to the authority’s fostering panel, who have to examine and approve any new carers who come forward, to thank them for their continued work during the time.