The Safer Havant Partnership Strategic Group
The Strategic Group controls the direction of the Safer
Havant Partnership and consists of executive members from
Havant Borough Council, Hampshire Constabulary, Hampshire
Probation Area, Hampshire Primary Care Trust, Hampshire
Police Authority and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. The
current Strategic Group members are:
Sandy Hopkins
Sandy Hopkins is the Joint Chief Executive of
Havant Borough Council and East Hants District Council and is the
current Chair of the Safer Havant Partnership.
Sandy joined Havant Borough Council in June
2001 as the Director of Community Services. In December 2002 Sandy
took up the role of Director of Change to drive through a major
programme of reorganisation and transformation across the
Council.
At the end of this project in June 2003, Sandy
became Corporate Director with responsibility for the support
services.Holding a Masters in Business Administration, Diploma in
Marketing and BA (Hons) Degree in English with History, Sandy is
also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Sandy was appointed Chief
Executive of the Council in September 2007. In
addition to her role at the Council, Sandy is Vice-Chair of
Governors at Havant College and chairs the Sustainability and
Social Infrastructure Delivery Panel of the Partnership of South
Hampshire (PUSH).
In her spare time Sandy enjoys the many
cultural pleasures of the South Coast including theatre, walking,
wining and dining and the variety of sporting opportunities but
most particularly tries her hand on the golf courses of Hampshire.
Sandy also enjoys travelling further afield to explore the delights
of other cultures and is a keen independent traveller.
Will Schofield
I have worked for the Hampshire Constabulary for 21 years and
have served at various stations including Southampton Central,
Whitehill, Gosport and Alresford.
Before coming to Havant I worked in strategic planning at
headquarters in Winchester for two years. I am also a firearms
incident commander. Having been born and raised in Havant it
was somewhat of a homecoming being posted here as the district
commander in April 2007. It is my aim to work closely with partner
agencies and the community to provide the very best service to
Havant and to make it the safest borough in Hampshire.
I am married with three children. My wife works as a
teacher in secondary education. I have always enjoyed ball sports
and still play tennis and football. I am also a keen walker and
interested in wildlife.
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I joined Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in June 1986. After
completion of my initial training I served at Eastleigh and Copnor
fire stations before gaining promotion to Fareham as a crew manager
in 1992.
I was promoted to Watch manager at Copnor in 1995 before
transferring as a training instructor to our training department in
1997. I was promoted to Station Manager within the training
department in 1999. In 2001 I was promoted to Copnor as
Station Commander. In 2004 I was promoted to Assistant Divisional
Officer working on Policies and Operational procedures.
I was promoted to Group Manager in the Borough of Havant in 2008
and am responsible for Havant, Waterlooville, Emsworth and Hayling
Island with approximately 140 personnel both uniformed and
non-uniformed working from these stations.
Within my Group we protect a residential population of 117,000
occupying approximately 48,400 dwellings. In order to reduce
the number and impact of fires and Incidents within the Havant
area, we are committed to the integrated approach to risk
reduction. We will combine both Response and Protection
resources in order to identify at risk groups whether in
residential premises or workplaces and by information, education or
enforcement will reduce the risk of death and injury from fire.
Pete Sanders
Prior
to joining Hampshire Police Authority (HPA) in 2007 as an
independent member I served in the Royal Navy followed by 30 years
in the defence industry. Following my early retirement in 2000 I
formed my own consultancy business and worked closely with Havant
Borough Council Community Safety Team in developing and delivering
the 3 year Strategy for Reducing Crime and Disorder in the
Borough.
My position on The Safer Havant Partnership
Strategic Group is that of a ‘link member’ for HPA ensuring
communications between the Authority, the partnership and other
Authority strategic group link members.
I have lived in the area since 1959 and have
worked closely with many support groups as a volunteer. My
additional link positions within HPA have further strengthened my
understanding of both local and county issues surrounding the
safety and wellbeing of the many communities and visitors
alike.
My spare time activities include charity work,
classic motor sport, golf and travel.
Neil Luckett
Neil Luckett has worked as a NHS Public Health Manager in the
South East Hampshire area since 2004. Over this time he has
been involved in the development and delivery of health improvement
strategies and projects which support and integrate with local
partnership and community safety plans.
Hampshire Primary Care Trust is a countywide commissioning
organisation and Neil has specific responsibilities to lead and
develop alcohol work aimed at reducing its health and community
impact.
Neil has twenty two years self-employed experience in the
commercial sector, managing hotels, restaurants and catering
businesses in Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. Following this
he worked for short periods in the local authority and voluntary
sector before joining the NHS.
Interests include: photography, cooking, ballroom and latin and
touring in his motorhome.
Martin Roscoe
I am the operations manager for the Hampshire Probation Trust
in East Hampshire and am responsible for the work of probation
teams in Havant, Aldershot, Fareham and in Winchester Prison. As
well as ensuring that Hampshire Probation Trust makes an effective
contribution to the Community Safety Partnership, I have a
responsibility to ensure the effectiveness of Multi Agency Public
Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) and chair meetings to manage the
offenders who present the highest level of risk. I have worked in
the Probation Service since 1978.
Originally from Preston, I now live in Southampton and am married
with three grown up children. I like walking and am a big fan of
public foopaths and Ordnance Survey maps. I speak Spanish and
German and like to travel in those countries.
New Strategic Group members
Cllr David Gillett from Havant Borough Council has recently
joined the Safer Havant Partnership Strategic Group.