The present Northants PFCC, Stephen Mold, has disgraced the office of Commissioner.
He has made 5 appointments to chief constable in eight years. He has made four appointments to the Role of Chief of Fire and Rescue just in the last 12 months. His most recent appointment Nikki Watson cannot take up her post because she is under investigation by the IOPC. Both services have interim chiefs. This is very under-minding of services struggling to provide excellent services, to build trust with the public, to recruit and retain staff and to improve staff morale. In July he tried to shoehorn his very good friend Nicci Marzec into the role of Fire chief. He has betrayed his office further by making misogynistic remarks about Nikki Watson.
It is right that he has been forced to step down as a candidate in the forth coming election on May 2nd for the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Commissioner.
We need a change. I am standing as commissioner because I want to restore integrity and trust in that office. I want to work across the county with local authorities and other organisations to reduce crime, to make our streets safe and our communities strong.