## Duty to appoint members and number of members 

## Composition and proceedings of the Authority 

## PART 3 

6. —(1) Each constituent authority must appoint as members of the Authority such number of members of the constituent authority as determined by the Authority. 

(2) In determining the number of members to be appointed by each constituent authority, the Authority must, so far as practicable, ensure that the number of members is proportionate to the number of local government electors in their area in relation to the number of such electors in the areas of each of the other constituent authorities. 

(3) On 1st April 2021 there must be 11 members of the Authority. 

(4) Thereafter the number of members may be determined by the Authority but must not exceed 25. 

(5) Each member of the Authority is appointed in accordance with this Part. 

## Appointment of a relevant police and crime commissioner as a member of the authority 

7. —(1) The Authority may appoint a relevant police and crime commissioner to be a member of the authority. 

(2) But the Authority may only make such an appointment in response to a request from the relevant police and crime commissioner. 

(3) If the Authority receives a request from a relevant police and crime commissioner, it must— 

(a) consider the request; 

(b) agree to or refuse the request; 

(c) give reasons for its decision to agree to or refuse the request, and 

(d) publish those reasons in such manner as it thinks appropriate. 

## Arrangement for another person to attend meetings on behalf of the relevant police and crime commissioner 

8. —(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where a relevant police and crime commissioner— 

(a) is appointed as a member of the Authority, and 

(b) arranges, under section 18 of the 2011 Act, for another person to attend a meeting of the Authority on the relevant police and crime commissioner’s behalf. 

(2) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the person attending the meeting on behalf of the relevant police and crime commissioner may speak at that meeting but— 

(a) may not vote, and 

(b) is not to be treated as a member of the Authority for any purpose. 

## Office of Authority members 

9.  A member of the Authority appointed under paragraph 7 comes into office on the date of their appointment and, subject to paragraphs 11 to 13, holds office for such period or periods as determined by the constituent authority which appoints them. 

## Appointment of relevant police and crime commissioner as Authority member 

10. —(1) A relevant police and crime commissioner appointed as a member of the Authority under paragraph 8— 

(a) comes into office on the date of that appointment, and 

