Howard worked for the North Somerset YOT until 11/1/19 when he left to take up post with The Methodist Church.

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He was responsible for management and oversight of the Referral Orders and for reparation and restorative justice (RJ). Howard remains a qualified trainer in RJ.

 

He is a member of the Institute of Criminal Justice Practitioners (MICJP)

 

Since 2015 he also been managed the Young Victims' Service having secured funding from the Office of the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner to develop this desperately needed Service.