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Stephen Mold
Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner (until 2018)
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (since 2019)
Assumed office
12 May 2016
Preceded byAdam Simmonds
Personal details
BornJanuary 1968 (age 56)
Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK
Political partyConservative
ProfessionPolitician

Stephen Graham Mold (born January 1968) is an English politician, and the current Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (PFCC), representing the Conservative Party. He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016, succeeding the previous incumbent, Adam Simmonds.[1] He was re-elected in 2021.[2]

Controversies

As PFCC, Mold purchased a building for use as a repair facility for police and fire service vehicles. Purchased for £3.3 million in 2021, the office of the PFCC spent a further £1.3 million on VAT, stamp duty, and design work. In 2023 the building was put up for sale at a loss.[3]

In July 2023, Mold appointed Nicci Marzec to the position of Interim Fire Chief for Northamptonshire following the resignation of Mark Jones. The appointment was criticised by the Fire Brigades Union due to Marzec's lack of "operational understanding of the role".[4] Marzec stood down after ten days in office, with Mold citing that their "friendship" had "become the story".[5] However, other media outlets reported that the two are in a "long term relationship", forcing Mold to issue a denial.[6]

In March 2024, Mold announced he would not stand for re-election in the upcoming may election, after a scandal where he used a sexist slur against the new Fire Chief for Northamptonshire [7]

References

  1. ^ Wildman, Sam (6 May 2016). "Stephen Mold declared new Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. Johnston Press. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Elections 2021: Tories win Northamptonshire police commissioner vote". BBC. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Northants police commissioner's £3.3m unused building to be sold at a loss". BBC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Union calls on Northamptonshire PFCC to resign after interim fire chief quits". BBC. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Nicci Marzec: Interim fire chief steps down amid friendship speculation". BBC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Stephen Mold: "I'm not in a relationship with Nicci Marzec"". BBC. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Northants commissioner Stephen Mold 'will not stand again'". BBC. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.


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