Benefit Rule Change Could Affect 100 Hartlepool Residents Council Moves to Fix Tax Support Rule After Disability Discrimination Judgment 13th March 2026 H artlepool Borough Council's confirmed it's been forced to change how it interprets its Council Tax Support scheme following a High Court ruling which found that certain benefit calculations could unlawfully discriminate against disabled people. An officer decision record signed on 9th of March 2026 states Hartlepool Borough

Audit Finds Weak Controls Over Hartlepool Council Staff Safety Register Concerns Grow Over Hartlepool Council ‘Employee Protection Register’ After Audit Warning 10th March 2026 C oncerns have been raised about how incidents involving alleged aggressive behaviour towards council staff are being recorded after an internal audit found failures in a key safety system used by Hartlepool Borough Council. A report set to be presented to the council’s Audit and Governance Committee h