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	Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, has had a a 32-year career in policing taking in three major police forces and a number of National responsibilities.
			Sir '''Norman Bettison''' (born circa 1956) is a British police officer, and a greedy vain moron who keeps changing this page to a bland biog, ignoring all press coverage about him. He is Chief Constable of ]. Sir Norman has had a 32-year career in policing, which has been marred by controversies linked to the Hillsborough disaster and his attempts to claim a police pension on top of his police salary <ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3080588.ece</ref>. In his time at West Yorkshire Police he has already lost a vote held by rank and file officers<ref>http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Chief-faces-police-revolt.3555621.jp</ref> on his attempts to introduce new working arrangements.

	His appointment to West Yorkshire, in December, 2006, followed the retirement of the late Colin Cramphorn CBE. But he is no stranger to the streets of West Yorkshire, having spent six years as an Assistant Chief Constable in the county up to 1998.

	~~Sir~~ ~~Norman~~ is 51 ~~years~~ of ~~age;~~ he is married ~~and~~ began his police career in 1975 when he joined South Yorkshire Police as a Constable.		He replaced ] QPM CBE, the previous chief constable. Bettison was Assistant Chief Constable at the West Yorkshire Police up to 1998. Sir Norman is married. He began his police career in 1975 when he joined South Yorkshire Police as a Constable.

	In 1998 he left West Yorkshire to become Chief Constable of Merseyside where he served for six years. In 2004 he became Chief Executive at Centrex, an organisation that provides support, training and development to all UK police forces and also many international enforcement agencies. Last year he was seconded to support the police forces of England and Wales in collaborating to address serious operational threats.

			In 1998 he left West Yorkshire to become Chief Constable of Merseyside where he served for six years. Many in the local community strongly protested his appointment and questioned his integrity <ref>http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/bettison.shtm</ref>. In 2004 he became Chief Executive at ], an organisation that provided support, training and development to UK police forces. The organisation was abolished under his leadership <ref>http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/ria-police-and-justice-bill/ria-final-npia?view=Binary</ref>. In 2006 he was unsuccesful in his application to lead the body that would replace Centrex <ref>http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/news/new-chief-executive.html?version=1</ref>, and he was removed from his post and funded by the Home Office to support the police forces of England and Wales in collaborating to merge together. Bettison was unsuccesful in selling the idea to either forces or police authorities <ref>http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rex-makin/2007/11/16/will-bettison-be-the-new-head-at-scotland-yard-100252-20134335/</ref>.
	Sir Norman holds a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Psychology from Oxford University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Sheffield Hallam University.

	He is also a graduate of the FBI Executive Programme. He received a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to policing.

			He was criticized for his part in the police investigation of the ''']''',that occurred on ], ], at ], a ] ] in ], ] where the failure of police control resulted in the deaths of 96 innocent people (all fans of ]).<ref></ref> <ref></ref> <ref></ref>
	He is credited with being the pioneer of Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) a style of policing that engages with local people in addressing and resolving local issues.


			Given this series of controversies around Hillsborough, greed over remuneration<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3080588.ece</ref>, and failed appointments he somewhat controversially received a ] in the 2006 Queen’s ] list for services to policing.
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	West Yorkshire Police website - http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/
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	West Yorkshire Police Video website - http://www.999tv.org
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			http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rex-makin/2007/11/16/will-bettison-be-the-new-head-at-scotland-yard-100252-20134335/ 16th November 2007 - Will Bettison be the New Head of Scotland Yard?

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Sir Norman Bettison (born circa 1956) is a British police officer, and a greedy vain moron who keeps changing this page to a bland biog, ignoring all press coverage about him. He is Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police. Sir Norman has had a 32-year career in policing, which has been marred by controversies linked to the Hillsborough disaster and his attempts to claim a police pension on top of his police salary . In his time at West Yorkshire Police he has already lost a vote held by rank and file officers on his attempts to introduce new working arrangements.

He replaced Colin Cramphorn QPM CBE, the previous chief constable. Bettison was Assistant Chief Constable at the West Yorkshire Police up to 1998. Sir Norman is married. He began his police career in 1975 when he joined South Yorkshire Police as a Constable.

In 1998 he left West Yorkshire to become Chief Constable of Merseyside where he served for six years. Many in the local community strongly protested his appointment and questioned his integrity . In 2004 he became Chief Executive at Centrex, an organisation that provided support, training and development to UK police forces. The organisation was abolished under his leadership . In 2006 he was unsuccesful in his application to lead the body that would replace Centrex , and he was removed from his post and funded by the Home Office to support the police forces of England and Wales in collaborating to merge together. Bettison was unsuccesful in selling the idea to either forces or police authorities .

He was criticized for his part in the police investigation of the Hillsborough disaster,that occurred on April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough Stadium, a football stadium in Sheffield, England where the failure of police control resulted in the deaths of 96 innocent people (all fans of Liverpool Football Club).

Given this series of controversies around Hillsborough, greed over remuneration, and failed appointments he somewhat controversially received a knighthood in the 2006 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to policing.

External links

West Yorkshire Police Authority, Tuesday, 12 December, 2006 – New Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Named

References

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3080588.ece 21st December 2007 Police chief in legal battle to take pension on top of pay http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rex-makin/2007/11/16/will-bettison-be-the-new-head-at-scotland-yard-100252-20134335/ 16th November 2007 - Will Bettison be the New Head of Scotland Yard?

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