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.