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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— ““( ) Each police area shall have a directly elected police authority. ( ) Each police authority shall number not less than seven and not more than 11 members. ( ) The number of members of each police authority shall be set by order made by statutory instrument following consultation by the Secretary of State with the authority, each local authority part of which is included in the police area, and the chief constable for the time being; and such consultation shall be completed at least three months prior to the first election of such an authority, and by the beginning of the fourth year following each subsequent election. ( ) Police authorities will be elected in accordance with section 51 of this Act. ( ) The police and crime commissioner will be the person elected by its members to chair the police authority for the time being.””