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Baroness Valerie Howarth of Breckland O.B.E - Patron & Trustee

Until July 2001, Valerie was the Chief Executive of the charity ChildLine. Over her years with ChildLine, it has built from a small London based service to the national service it is today. A social worker by background working in Family Welfare in Lambeth and Brent, she rose to become Director of Social Services.

As well as offering her support and knowledge to the work of Little Hearts Matter, she is also Chair of Livability, the combined charity of John Groom's and Shaftesbury, working with disabled people. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation which is a child protection charity committed to reducing the risk of children being abused. Valerie also Chairs the ‘Stop It Now!’ campaign, an association of major charities and government departments committed to ending child sexual abuse.

She is Chair of the Children and Families Court and Support Services.

As a member of the House of Lords, Valerie works to represent the needs of disabled and vulnerable children; she is currently Secretary to the All Parliamentary Children’s Group and Chairs the European Union Sub-Committee on Social & Consumer Affairs.

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