Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland
Valerie Georgina Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland, OBE ( born September 5, 1940) is a British politician and life Peeress.
Life and career
Howarth was born on September 5, 1940. She attended Abbeydale Girls Grammar School. Later she studied at Leicester University. From 1959 to 1960 she was trainees in the management of Walsh 's Ltd.
From 1963 to 1968 she worked at the Family Welfare Association as a clerk for families. From 1968 to 1970 she was senior educator (Senior Child Care Worker ) and in the family emergency service in the London Borough of Lambeth operates. Howarth was 1970-1972 Area Co - ordinator and from 1972 to 1976 chief co -ordinator of social work. From 1976 to 1982 she was assistant director for personal services and from 1982 to 1986 Director of Social Services of the London Borough of Brent.
In Childline Howarth was from 1987 to 2001 Chief Executive.
She is Chair of the Lambeth and Brent Area Review Committee and the London directors' Child Care Group. Howart is a consultant ( advisor) of the London Boroughs ' Regional Planning Committee and was responsible for women's shelters. In 1987 she was a consultant (Consultant ) of the John Grooms Association for Disabled People, where she was also from 1988 to 2007 member of the Trusteeship Council ( trustee ). In 1987, Howarth Consultant 'of the Thomas Coram Foundation from 1988 to 2001 at the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Telephone Information System ( ICSTIS ).
From 1990 to 1995 she was a member of the Trusteeship Council ( trustee ) of the National Council for Voluntary Child Care Organisations, as well as its Deputy Chairman ( Vice - Chair ). From 1993 to 1994 she was a Trustee of the National Children's Bureau and from 1994 to 1997 the UK Representative at the European Forum for Child Welfare.
From 1995 to 1996 she was a founding member and first Chairman ( Chair ) of the Telephone Helplines Association. At King's Cross Homelessness Project, she was also a founding member and first chairman. She was also a founding member of London Homelessness Forum, NCH Commission Considering Children as Abusers from 1991 to 1992, from 1993 to 1995 at the NSPCC Professional Advisory Panel.
She was a founding member of the Working Group on Children and the Law, which ( 1991-1994 ) was to become the Child Witness Pack. She was also a founding member of the Home Office Steering Group on Child Witnesses.
Howarth was a member of the Supervisory Board (Board ) of the Food Standards Agency provided by 2000 to 2007. Sieff Foundation When she was from 1992 to 2006 member of the Trusteeship Council. Moreover, it belongs to the British Association of Social Workers (BASF), and from 2001 to 2005 the National Care Standards Commission to. Since 2002, she is the patron ( patron ) and member of the Trusteeship Council of Little Hearts Matter.
From 2003 to 2007 she was chairman of the Child helplines International. She was from 2002 to 2008 Member of the Supervisory Board of the Children and Family Courts and Support Services, and since 2008 its chairman.
Howarth since 2008 Vice -President ( Vice - President) of the LGA. In 2007 by the Open University was awarded an honorary doctorate. It is an associate member of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.
She is also chairman and president of livability, Chair of the Safeguarding Group at the City Parochial Foundation and Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chair ) and member of the Trusteeship Council ( trustee ) of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation.
Howarth is chairman of the UK Group on Child Exploitation. She was one of 2001 to 2004, the Supervisory Board (Board ) of the National Care Standards Commission and the Meat Hygiene Services Board from 2004 to 2007. When Cafcass ( Children and Families Advisory and Support Services ) since 2004 she is member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman since 2008. Since 2010 she is Vice -President of the Local Government Association.
Membership in the House of Lords
Howarth was appointed Life peer as Baroness Howarth of Breckland, of Parson Cross in the County of South Yorkshire on 25 June 2001. Their official launch took place on 24 July 2001 with the support of Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam and Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal. Your inaugural speech in the House of Lords held on 19 December 2001., Where she sits as a cross Bencher.
As subjects of political interest calls on the website of the House Consumer Affairs and social care. As states of particular interest is called the States of Europe. Since 2005 she is a member of the Select Committee and since 2007 Chairman ( Chair ) of the Sub-Committee G.
Honors
Howarth was 1999 Officer of the Order of the British Empire.