Avon and Somerset's first police and crime commissioner Sue Mountstevens has been officially sworn in.
Ms Mountstevens, 57, who was elected commissioner on Friday, took an oath of impartiality yesterday at a ceremony at The Station youth centre in Bristol.
The oath echoes a similar commitment police officers make to serve every member of the public impartially, and was witnessed by the Police Area Returning Officer Stephen McNamara.
The former magistrate set our her commitment to tackling the new role with integrity. The independent candidate from Somerset said her priorities in the role would be targeting anti-social behaviour, burglary, violence against women and making sure victims – and consideration of how they are treated – were at the heart of the criminal justice system.
