Career
She was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1999 Birthday Honours, she was created a life peer on 25 June 2001 with the title Baroness Howarth of Breckland, of Parson Cross in the County of South Yorkshire. Lady Howarth became the Chair of Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) on 8 December 2008. Valerie Howarth is Former Chief Executive of ChildLine and also worked for many years at Chief Officer and Assistant Chief Officer level in social services departments.
She serves on the Board of the Food Standards Agency, is Trustee of a number of Children’s charities and a patron of the National Youth Advocacy Scheme.
She was vice-chair of the National Care Standards Commission and is secretary to the All Parliamentary Children"s Group.
