| Stephen Bett | |
| Office: | Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Term Start: | 22 November 2012 |
| Term End: | 11 May 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Office created |
| Successor: | Lorne Green |
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.
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]