Claire Tyler, Baroness Tyler of Enfield
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Claire Tyler, Baroness Tyler of Enfield is Chief Executive Officer of Relate
, the UK’s leading relationship support charity. She is also a Liberal Democrat
life peer
in the House of Lords
.
Claire Tyler joined Relate in August 2007 after a number of senior positions within the UK government, most recently Director of the Vulnerable Children’s Group at the DfES (now the Department for Education
). Her life peerage was announced on 19 November 2010. She was created Baroness Tyler of Enfield, of Enfield in the London Borough of Enfield
, on 28 January 2011.
Before then, Claire had been the Director of the UK government’s Social Exclusion Unit and a board member of the former Office of the Deputy Prime Minister from April 2002 until June 2006. From July 2000 to April 2002, Claire was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Connexions Service National Unit.
Claire was most recently founding Chair of ‘Kids in the Middle’ coalition, a group of national charities and agony aunts campaigning for better services for separating parents and their children.
After graduating with a BSc in law and politics from the University of Southampton
, Claire joined the Greater London Council
/Inner London Education Authority
in 1978, and in 1988 she joined the Civil Service. Claire also has a Diploma in Management Studies and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
. She is joint chair of the Social Policy Forum and sits on the Executive Committee of the Public Management and Policy Association (a subsidiary arm of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
). From 2002-06, Claire sat on the Poverty and Disadvantage Committee of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
.
As a panelist on BBC Radio 4's "Any Questions", 8 April 2011,
she revealed that after graduating from University, she was interviewed in a discreet London location.
An interview, she believed, was carried out by the Security Services.
She was not recruited.
Relate
Relate is a charity providing relationship support throughout the United Kingdom. Services include counselling for couples, families, young people and individuals, sex therapy, mediation and training courses....
, the UK’s leading relationship support charity. She is also a Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
Claire Tyler joined Relate in August 2007 after a number of senior positions within the UK government, most recently Director of the Vulnerable Children’s Group at the DfES (now the Department for Education
Department for Education
The Department for Education is a department of the UK government responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education....
). Her life peerage was announced on 19 November 2010. She was created Baroness Tyler of Enfield, of Enfield in the London Borough of Enfield
London Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
, on 28 January 2011.
Before then, Claire had been the Director of the UK government’s Social Exclusion Unit and a board member of the former Office of the Deputy Prime Minister from April 2002 until June 2006. From July 2000 to April 2002, Claire was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Connexions Service National Unit.
Claire was most recently founding Chair of ‘Kids in the Middle’ coalition, a group of national charities and agony aunts campaigning for better services for separating parents and their children.
After graduating with a BSc in law and politics from the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
, Claire joined the Greater London Council
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...
/Inner London Education Authority
Inner London Education Authority
The Inner London Education Authority was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990.-History:...
in 1978, and in 1988 she joined the Civil Service. Claire also has a Diploma in Management Studies and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is Europe's largest professional institute for people management and development. It is located in Wimbledon, London, England. The organisation has over 135,000 members across 120 countries, and achieved chartered status in 2000...
. She is joint chair of the Social Policy Forum and sits on the Executive Committee of the Public Management and Policy Association (a subsidiary arm of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy is a professional institute for accountants working in the public services.CIPFA has 14,000 members who work throughout the public services, in national audit agencies, in major accountancy firms, and in other bodies where public money...
). From 2002-06, Claire sat on the Poverty and Disadvantage Committee of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a British social policy research and development charity, that funds a UK-wide research and development programme. It seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice...
.
As a panelist on BBC Radio 4's "Any Questions", 8 April 2011,
she revealed that after graduating from University, she was interviewed in a discreet London location.
An interview, she believed, was carried out by the Security Services.
She was not recruited.