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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Bettison served through the ranks, and in 1993 was appointed Assistant Chief Constable.<ref>Yorkshire Post Newspaper article - 8th February 1993 (appointment) / 1st May 1993 (start date).</ref> |
Bettison served through the ranks,with minimal ability and in 1993 was surprisingly appointed Assistant Chief Constable.<ref>Yorkshire Post Newspaper article - 8th February 1993 (appointment) / 1st May 1993 (start date).</ref> |
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He left West Yorkshire in 1998 to become Chief Constable of [[Merseyside Police]],<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/210929.stm.</ref> and enjoyed a six year appointment.<ref>Liverpool Echo Newspaper article - 2004.</ref> This was despite a difficult introduction when it was reported that he had been involved in the investigation of the [[Hillsborough Disaster|Hillsborough Stadium disaster]], which was controversial following allegations of bias and "black propaganda".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/215112.stm Police chief rejects Hillsborough claims], BBC News, November 16, 1998 </ref><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980508/debtext/80508-03.htm Hansard]</ref> He offered to meet with the relatives of those who lost their lives at Hillsborough to defuse the controversy.<ref>Police chief defends Hillsborough role, Russell Jenkins, ''The Times'', November 16 1998.</ref> |
He left West Yorkshire in 1998 to become Chief Constable of [[Merseyside Police]],<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/210929.stm.</ref> and enjoyed a six year appointment.<ref>Liverpool Echo Newspaper article - 2004.</ref> This was despite a difficult introduction when it was reported that he had been involved in the investigation of the [[Hillsborough Disaster|Hillsborough Stadium disaster]], which was controversial following allegations of bias and "black propaganda".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/215112.stm Police chief rejects Hillsborough claims], BBC News, November 16, 1998 </ref><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980508/debtext/80508-03.htm Hansard]</ref> He offered to meet with the relatives of those who lost their lives at Hillsborough to defuse the controversy.<ref>Police chief defends Hillsborough role, Russell Jenkins, ''The Times'', November 16 1998.</ref> |
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He retired from the police in January 2005 to become Chief Executive of [[Centrex (police training agency)|Centrex]], which provides training and development to police forces in the UK and enforcement agencies throughout the world. <ref>Centrex Annual Report - 2005-2006.</ref> |
He retired from the police in January 2005 to become Chief Executive of [[Centrex (police training agency)|Centrex]], which provides training and development to police forces in the UK and enforcement agencies throughout the world. The appointment coincided with a marked decrease in the performance of the agency together with a doubling of the media budget used primarily to image of the Chief Executive.<ref>Centrex Annual Report - 2005-2006.</ref> |
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He rejoined the police service in January 2007 |
He rejoined the police service in January 2007 and to the dismay of serving officers was appointed Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police.<ref>[http://www.securizine.com/pages/PeopleNov06.html Securzine - Weekly Newspaper for Security Supplies]</ref> He attempted to secure a package to receive both a retirement pension from Merseyside and a salary from the new post; he threatened legal action but the claim was settled out of court.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3080588.ece Police chief in legal battle to take pension on top of pay]''The Times'', December 21, 2007</ref> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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Bettison was made an Honorary Fellow of [[Liverpool John Moores University]] in 2004.<ref>Liverpool Echo last week in May 2004.</ref> In the Millennium [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|New Year's Honours list]], he was awarded the [[Queen's Police Medal]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/birthday_honours_2000/793875.stm BBC Birthday Honours List 2000]</ref> and was [[Knight|knighted]] in 2006. |
Bettison was made an Honorary Fellow of [[Liverpool John Moores University]] in 2004.<ref>Liverpool Echo last week in May 2004.</ref> In the Millennium [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|New Year's Honours list]], he was awarded the [[Queen's Police Medal]],in recoginition of his devotion to "Political Correctness" and loyalty to the Home Secretary. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/birthday_honours_2000/793875.stm BBC Birthday Honours List 2000]</ref> and was surprisingly [[Knight|knighted]] in 2006 given his known Republican views and wish to see the country become a Republic under military rule.[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2006/06/17/nhonours17a.pdf Telegraph Newspaper : Knights Bachelor (PDF)]</ref> |
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==Controversies== |
==Controversies== |
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Revision as of 11:15, 21 April 2008
Sir Norman Bettison | |
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| Born | 3 January 1956 |
| Occupation | Chief Constable |
Sir Norman George Bettison QPM (born 3 January 1956, Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a British police officer and the current Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police.
Education
Bettison left school at the age of 16 to join the West Yorkshire Police as a cadet. He later attended university, obtaining an M.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Oxford University and another Master's degree in Business Administration & Media Studies from Sheffield Hallam University.[1]
Career
Bettison served through the ranks,with minimal ability and in 1993 was surprisingly appointed Assistant Chief Constable.[2]
He left West Yorkshire in 1998 to become Chief Constable of Merseyside Police,[3] and enjoyed a six year appointment.[4] This was despite a difficult introduction when it was reported that he had been involved in the investigation of the Hillsborough Stadium disaster, which was controversial following allegations of bias and "black propaganda".[5][6] He offered to meet with the relatives of those who lost their lives at Hillsborough to defuse the controversy.[7]
He retired from the police in January 2005 to become Chief Executive of Centrex, which provides training and development to police forces in the UK and enforcement agencies throughout the world. The appointment coincided with a marked decrease in the performance of the agency together with a doubling of the media budget used primarily to image of the Chief Executive.[8]
He rejoined the police service in January 2007 and to the dismay of serving officers was appointed Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police.[9] He attempted to secure a package to receive both a retirement pension from Merseyside and a salary from the new post; he threatened legal action but the claim was settled out of court.[10]
Honours
Bettison was made an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University in 2004.[11] In the Millennium New Year's Honours list, he was awarded the Queen's Police Medal,in recoginition of his devotion to "Political Correctness" and loyalty to the Home Secretary. [12] and was surprisingly knighted in 2006 given his known Republican views and wish to see the country become a Republic under military rule.Telegraph Newspaper : Knights Bachelor (PDF)</ref>
Controversies
It was reported in February 2008 that Bettison had ordered his staff to monitor his article on Wikipedia to remove rude comments or criticism, and include material from the West Yorkshire Police website.[13][14]
In an article for the Yorkshire Post, Bettison wrote that over-zealous health and safety officials were making the jobs of his front line officers increasingly more demanding, branding them "the health and safety Taliban". [15]
References
- ^ "Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison", West Yorkshire Police.
- ^ Yorkshire Post Newspaper article - 8th February 1993 (appointment) / 1st May 1993 (start date).
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/210929.stm.
- ^ Liverpool Echo Newspaper article - 2004.
- ^ Police chief rejects Hillsborough claims, BBC News, November 16, 1998
- ^ Hansard
- ^ Police chief defends Hillsborough role, Russell Jenkins, The Times, November 16 1998.
- ^ Centrex Annual Report - 2005-2006.
- ^ Securzine - Weekly Newspaper for Security Supplies
- ^ Police chief in legal battle to take pension on top of payThe Times, December 21, 2007
- ^ Liverpool Echo last week in May 2004.
- ^ BBC Birthday Honours List 2000
- ^ "Police chief forces staff to monitor his Wikipedia entry to stop users posting rude comments about him", Daily Mail, February 29, 2008.
- ^ "Wikipedia lock on police chief's page", The Daily Telegraph, March 1, 2008.
- ^ ""Our police officers are at the mercy of Britain's health and safety Taliban "".
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