Senior Policing Roles (FOI Ref: 359/26)
Request
I am writing to request information regarding individuals who have served in the following senior leadership roles within your police force:
- Chief Constable
- Deputy Chief Constable
- Assistant Chief Constable
I would be grateful if you could provide the names of those who currently hold these positions, as well as those who have previously held these roles. Where possible, please include the dates during which each individual served in their respective position.
If available, I would also like to request any official photographs or publicly released images associated with these individuals (for example, official portraits used for media or organisational purposes). If photographs are held but are exempt from disclosure,
We clarified with you on 6th Feb 2026 and you replied on 9th Feb 2026.
Your new request reads:
From now till Jan 1990 to current date:
Who was:
- Chief Constable
- Deputy Chief Constable
- Assistant Chief Constable
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Please note that in the 1990’s we were only starting to develop our HR recording systems and because of this only some of the data is available.
Chief Constable:
|
Name |
Rank |
Start |
End |
|
Ronald Hadfield |
Chief Constable |
03/04/1995 |
14/07/1996 |
|
Edward Crew |
Chief Constable |
26/08/1996 |
30/08/2002 |
|
Paul Scott-Lee |
Chief Constable |
23/09/2002 |
30/04/2009 |
|
Christopher Sims |
Chief Constable |
27/05/2009 |
17/01/2016 |
|
David Thompson |
Chief Constable |
10/01/2016 |
04/12/2022 |
|
Craig Guildford |
Chief Constable |
05/12/2022 |
16/01/2026 |
Assistant Chief Constable:
|
Name |
Rank |
Start |
End |
|
Edward Crew |
Assistant Chief Constable |
01/08/1993 |
25/08/1996 |
|
David Ibbs |
Assistant Chief Constable |
03/04/1995 |
21/04/1996 |
|
Roger Wardle |
Assistant Chief Constable |
03/04/1995 |
25/05/1997 |
|
Robert Packham |
Assistant Chief Constable |
26/06/1995 |
31/03/1998 |
|
Clive Roche |
Assistant Chief Constable |
01/07/1995 |
21/03/1999 |
|
Sheila Summers |
Assistant Chief Constable |
02/10/1995 |
21/03/1999 |
|
Peter Clay |
Assistant Chief Constable |
18/03/1996 |
01/04/1998 |
|
Timothy Brain |
Assistant Chief Constable |
22/04/1996 |
08/03/1998 |
|
Paul Blewitt |
Assistant Chief Constable |
20/04/1998 |
16/01/2005 |
|
Matthew Baggott |
Assistant Chief Constable |
08/06/1998 |
02/01/2002 |
|
Christopher Sims |
Assistant Chief Constable |
22/03/1999 |
12/01/2003 |
|
Michael Foster |
Assistant Chief Constable |
02/09/1999 |
26/09/2004 |
|
Nicholas Tofiluk |
Assistant Chief Constable |
03/01/2002 |
29/10/2007 |
|
Anil Patani |
Assistant Chief Constable |
14/04/2003 |
01/02/2011 |
|
Stuart Hyde |
Assistant Chief Constable |
14/04/2003 |
31/05/2009 |
|
David Shaw |
Assistant Chief Constable |
17/01/2005 |
31/08/2008 |
|
Christopher Duffield |
Assistant Chief Constable |
24/07/2006 |
28/11/2008 |
|
Gareth Cann |
Assistant Chief Constable |
30/04/2007 |
29/04/2022 |
|
Suzette Davenport |
Assistant Chief Constable |
01/05/2007 |
31/08/2010 |
|
Steven Rowell |
Assistant Chief Constable |
01/12/2008 |
31/05/2009 |
|
Sharon Rowe |
Assistant Chief Constable |
29/05/2009 |
22/06/2014 |
|
Gordon Scobbie |
Assistant Chief Constable |
01/06/2009 |
31/10/2010 |
|
Garry Forsyth |
Assistant Chief Constable |
10/01/2011 |
31/05/2015 |
|
Marcus Beale |
Assistant Chief Constable |
06/06/2011 |
18/04/2018 |
|
Carl Foulkes |
Assistant Chief Constable |
12/05/2014 |
11/09/2016 |
|
Michele Larmour |
Assistant Chief Constable |
29/04/2015 |
31/07/2017 |
|
Sarah Boycott |
Assistant Chief Constable |
10/04/2017 |
27/10/2019 |
|
Susan Southern |
Assistant Chief Constable |
06/11/2017 |
20/04/2020 |
|
Christopher Johnson |
Assistant Chief Constable |
24/04/2018 |
25/09/2020 |
|
Jayne Meir |
Assistant Chief Constable |
03/06/2019 |
22/10/2023 |
|
Vanessa Jardine |
Assistant Chief Constable |
08/07/2019 |
28/06/2020 |
|
Daniel Long |
Assistant Chief Constable |
13/07/2020 |
30/11/2021 |
|
Matthew Ward |
Assistant Chief Constable |
13/07/2020 |
16/04/2023 |
|
Matthew Welsted |
Assistant Chief Constable |
12/01/2023 |
Current |
|
Claire Bell |
Assistant Chief Constable |
17/01/2023 |
Current |
|
Damian Barratt |
Assistant Chief Constable |
19/09/2023 |
17/08/2025 |
|
Jennifer Mattinson |
Assistant Chief Constable |
20/06/2024 |
Current |
|
Michael O'Hara |
Assistant Chief Constable |
10/07/2024 |
Current |
|
Ian Parnell |
Assistant Chief Constable |
02/06/2025 |
Current |
Deputy Chief Constable:
|
Name |
Rank |
Start |
End |
|
Ann Summers |
Deputy Chief Constable |
22/03/1999 |
02/01/2002 |
|
Matthew Baggott |
Deputy Chief Constable |
03/01/2002 |
08/12/2002 |
|
Christopher Sims |
Deputy Chief Constable |
13/01/2003 |
19/11/2006 |
|
Philip Gormley |
Deputy Chief Constable |
05/02/2007 |
21/03/2010 |
|
David Thompson |
Deputy Chief Constable |
23/06/2010 |
09/01/2016 |
|
Louisa Rolfe |
Deputy Chief Constable |
04/01/2016 |
28/06/2020 |
|
Vanessa Jardine |
Deputy Chief Constable |
29/06/2020 |
31/03/2023 |
|
Scott Green |
Deputy Chief Constable |
17/04/2023 |
Current |
In relation to any official photographs or publicly released images, you can find this data yourself with a simple google search of the name.