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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.
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- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3080588.ece
- http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Chief-faces-police-revolt.3555621.jp
- http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/bettison.shtm
- http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/ria-police-and-justice-bill/ria-final-npia?view=Binary
- http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/news/new-chief-executive.html?version=1
- http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rex-makin/2007/11/16/will-bettison-be-the-new-head-at-scotland-yard-100252-20134335/
- BBC News, Monday, November 9, 1998 – Pressure grows on Merseyside police chief
- BBC News, November 16, 1998 – Police chief rejects Hillsborough claims
- The Daily Telegraph – Monday 16 November 1998, Police chief will meet Hillsborough families 'anytime, anywhere' – By Nigel Bunyan
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3080588.ece
- Kirkby Times (2002 or 2003?), Norman Bettison, Chief Constable of Liverpool, Stays on Merseyside
- BBC News, Sunday, 4 March 2007 – Police chief joins peace meeting – West Yorkshire's chief constable Sir Norman Bettison is attending a peace conference in Bradford organised by a Muslim association in the region.
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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