North Wales Police Authority comprises 17 Members, 9 of which are local councillors (appointed by a Joint Committee), 3 are Magistrates (appointed by the North Wales Magistrates Court Committee), and 5 are Independent Members.
The latter are appointed by a process involving both the Authority and the Home Secretary.
Three of the 17 Members are female and 6 of the Members are fluent Welsh speakers. One Member is under 40, one Member is aged between 40-50, 3 Members between 50-60 and 12 Members are over 60 years of age.
Overall, of the 17 Members there are 8 in the Central Division, 4 in the Western Divisions and the remaining 5 are from the Eastern Division.
The Chairman of the Authority is Cllr Ian Roberts, a Local Authority Member from Wrexham. The Vice Chairman is Mr E Alun Lewis, an Independent Member.
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