Petition · past parliament

Strip Norman Bettison of his Knighthood.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Sir Norman Bettison should be stripped of his Knighthood and forced to face a retrospective disciplinary panel in regards to the IPCC report published that recognised that his conduct fell well short if what is expected from a Police Chief.
The IPCC report suggests Bettison would have been sacked had he not resigned. In doing so Bettison protected his pension and has escaped justice as he will now not face any action.

The retrospective hearing should decide if he should indeed have been sacked and if found guilty he should have his pension stopped.

If you have done nothing wrong then what do you have to fear Sir Norman??

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions asking for people's honours to be taken away. You can find out more about how honours are taken away here:

https://www.gov.uk/honours

Timeline

26 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.