'I'll give a third of salary to victims': Police commissioner candidate Simone Butterworth
A WOMAN vying to become the first Humberside police and crime commissioner has pledged to donate a third of her salary to victims of crime.
Liberal Democrat candidate Simone Butterworth has said the £75,000 salary is "out of keeping" with the lives of ordinary people.
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STANDING: Simone Butterworth is the Lib Dem candidate for the commissioner role.
The current city councillor said she will give £25,000 a year to charities that support victims of crime if she is elected.
She said: "As police commissioner, my first act would be to cut my own salary.
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"The elected police commissioner should not receive a salary of £75,000.
"It is completely out of keeping of the lives of ordinary people in the Humberside area who the commissioner will be representing."
The commissioner will be elected in November to replace the Humberside Police Authority, which is being abolished.
They will be responsible for managing a budget of more than £180 million and setting the force's priorities.
One of the commissioner's first tasks will be replacing the force's outgoing Chief Constable Tim Hollis, who retires next year.
Other candidates standing for the role have said the salary does not reflect the level of responsibility the commissioner will have.
UKIP candidate Godfrey Bloom said the salary would be "twice as high" for a similar role in the private sector.
"It is a very serious role to manage a budget of £180 million and so many people," said Mr Bloom, an MEP for Yorkshire and North Lincoln- shire.
"It is very difficult to say if it is the right amount. If it was an executive post rather than an elected one, it would not be anywhere near enough.
"I am fortunate in that I can afford to do it for £75,000 and I would be taking a salary decrease from being an MEP.
"Whoever gets the role will be saying in two years that it is not nearly enough."
The Labour candidate Lord Prescott has previously said he will accept whatever the salary is.
He said: "I think it would be a bit much to expect anyone to do a job like this for nothing.
"I come from a trade union background, which is all about ensuring that people are properly paid for what they do."
Paul Davison, a former commander of policing in the East Riding, is standing as an independent candidate.
He said: "It is a very big job and the pay is nowhere near what it should be for the job it is."
The role has been described as the "job from hell" by Conservative candidate Matthew Grove, a current East Riding councillor.
He said: "I have said it before and I will say it again, as political jobs go, this is the job from hell.
"The public are choosing one person who will responsible and accountable.
"You certainly wouldn't do it for the money.
"I have had many people say to me that the money isn't much for the level of responsibility."
Comments
by ErnestDeadman
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 6:51PM
“Heard Simone speak the other night still a very credible candidate which is more than I can say for the others who couldn't be bothered to turn up to the hustings.”
by Wangman
Sunday, September 23 2012, 4:04PM
“Isn't this bribery?”
by MimiTheDJ
Sunday, September 23 2012, 3:20PM
“That's a lot of cash to give away. Does she sponsor DJs per-chance? I do set myself up for the abuse sometimes, i really do. DON'T PRESS SUBMIT...... Eek too late..”
by miksteel_66
Sunday, September 23 2012, 3:05PM
“Unlike Lord Pescott though she has pledged something positive and no doubt will be held to account for what she has said--(putting money back into the system to help the victims of crime can only be a good thing).
What Simone says about the salary being too much and out of keeping with the lives of ordinary people sends out a positive message, and not just for Humberside. I live in Hampshire (left Hull to join RN when I was 24) and many ordinary people across the country are seeing incomes tumbling and prices rising.
Lib-Dems have run many councils down here and have done a good job on the whole. its a rare thing though for a Politician to put the peoples needs before their own,
I hope Simone does well...”
by tosh1958
Sunday, September 23 2012, 10:22AM
“Lib Dem I do not think so madam!”
by buornfree
Saturday, September 22 2012, 8:06AM
“they all say things till they get into power she will probably get it back in expenses does she take us all foe IDIOTS”
by harryoffdock2
Thursday, September 20 2012, 6:26PM
“Don't forget she's a LibDem, what she says she'll do and what she will actually do will be completely different. Just look at Clegg and the tuition fees.”
by interested
Thursday, September 20 2012, 8:45AM
“I take it Simone hasn't used my comment made on the 30th August in respect of Paul Davison standing for Police Commissioner, when I suggested he donates his salary to victim's support, as a publicity stunt to gain votes for herself!”
by Batman2010
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 10:34AM
“All very amateurish to be honest. Pointless job that everyone from candidates to the media are all over hyping. The turnout will be very low and therefore whoever appointed will not be truly democratic. The person in the role won't make the slightest bit of difference to day to day policing. Most candidates seem to think that they can interfere with day to day policing and for example, decree that all crimes will be investigated. A decision like this will be for the Chief Constable, who, seeing as this article is about pay, is paid an awful lot more for his responsibilities.”
by ErnestDeadman
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 9:12AM
“Well I watched her on Look North last night and she seemed a very credible candidate far more than Labour, Conservative or UKIP anyway.”