Senior leaders

Sam de Reya

Acting Chief Constable

Sam de Reya joined Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary in August 2023 as Deputy Chief Constable.

She is a graduate of the UK National Strategic Command Course in 2020, and the FBI National Academy in 2018 and is currently the National Police Chief Council’s (NPCC) Lead for Ethics.

She has been a positive action champion throughout her career and is committed to creating positive ethical and inclusive environments where everyone in the workforce can thrive and deliver their best for communities. She is an avid supporter of police charities, is Vice Chair of the Trustee Board for Flint House rehabilitation centre and is a champion for equal opportunities and health and wellbeing in policing.

Rob France

Acting Deputy Chief Constable 

Accountable to the Chief Constable, Rob France is responsible for force performance and service delivery, optimising the potential and capability of our people, ethical and professional standards, force risk and audit, inspection activity, organisational learning and the Force Change Programme.

He is responsible for holding assistant chief constables and assistant chief officers to account for operational delivery across the force, as well as planning, resourcing and delivering transformational change within the force’s allocated budget.

Tara McGovern

Assistant Chief Constable (Local Policing)

Strategic lead for local policing delivery across our four areas including neighbourhood policing, local crime investigation and emergency response teams.

Responsible for building and maintaining relationships at executive level with partner agencies, including local authorities and other emergency services. Leads on the force’s use of police powers, serious violence reduction and rural policing matters.

Paul Bartolomeo

Assistant Chief Constable (Crime and Criminal Justice)

Strategic lead across all investigations teams, custody, intelligence, public protection and safeguarding, as well as the wider criminal justice system. Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with regional and national partners, including the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Prison Service, National Probation Service and the judiciary.

Tony Rowlinson

Assistant Chief Constable (Public Service, Culture and Legitimacy)

Tony joined Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary in 1995 and is strategic lead for Public Service, Culture and Legitimacy. He is responsible for ensuring the force’s vision and priorities are supported and aligned with its culture and legitimacy goals. His role is key in enabling a high-quality service to the public, reinforcing trust and confidence within the organisation and the community.

In addition, Tony frequently chairs gross misconduct hearings, overseeing thorough and fair proceedings, while upholding the constabulary’s integrity and ensuring it remains accountable to the communities it serves.

Richard Croucher

Chief Finance Officer, Chief Officer for Transport (Fleet) and Procurement

As well as being the force's Chief Finance Officer, Richard is the Assistant Chief Officer (ACO) for Finance, Transport, Uniform Stores and Procurement. Richard is responsible for setting and maintaining the budget for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and the Police & Crime Commissioner for Hampshire & Isle of Wight. Richard serves as a strategic adviser to the Chief Officer Group on all financial matters, including planning for capital investment in new buildings and transformational change.

Mike Lattanzio

Chief Information Officer

Responsible for IT and information management strategies across Hampshire and Thames Valley, increasingly focused on transforming the force’s technology (eg the new Contact Management Platform) and developing regional and national IT solutions and appropriate data strategies and governance to enable a more joined up approach between forces and partners.

Gemma Gair

Assistant Chief Officer  - Director of People and Development

Accountable to the Chief Constable, Gemma is the Chief Officer for People, responsible for setting the direction of all people services. Gemma provides strategic advice to the Chief Officer Group and the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on all people matters. She is responsible for setting and delivering the people strategy for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary this includes improving recruitment, training, diversity and retention.

Ben Pratt

Assistant Chief Officer - Corporate Strategy

Strategic lead for engagement and public confidence. Works alongside fellow chief officers to lead and implement initiatives and projects. Oversees the development of the force vision and priorities.