Paragraph 7A F1
(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 commissioner.
(3)
If the Authority receives a request from a relevant police and crime commissioner, it must—
(a)
consider the request,
(b)
give reasons for its decision to agree to or refuse the request, and
(c)
publish those reasons in such manner as it thinks appropriate.