Stephen Bett | |
|---|---|
| Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| In office 22 November 2012 –11 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Lorne Green |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent (since 2012) Conservative (until 2012) |
Stephen Bett is an independent politician. He was the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner between 2012 and 2016.
Bett is the former chairman of the Norfolk Police Authority and a former Conservative Party Councillor. [1]
In the 2012 PCC elections,on 15 November 2012,he was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk Constabulary with a total of 39,988 votes on a turnout of 14.5%. He was the first person to hold the post. [1]
After an investigation by the BBC,it was revealed that between November 2012 and October 2013,Bett had claimed £3024 for 70 round trips from his home to his workplace. [2] He paid back £2721.60 after independent auditors found that he had over-claimed. [3] In June 2014,he stepped aside as PCC while the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) led an investigation into his expenses. [4] He returned to work in July 2014,stating that "there is a grey area within the legislation when it comes to a PCC stepping aside ... unless I return to full duties there is a significant likelihood of a protracted and expensive legal wrangle" and that "taking all this into consideration,I have decided that the best course of action is for me to return to full duties". [5] In December 2014,the IPCC announced that he would not be facing criminal charges in relation to his expenses. [6]