1. The competition is open to all serving and retired members of the Police Services and their families
   
   
2. This competition is not open to directors, employees, contractors and anyone closely associated with the MPFS, or their family members or professional photographers.
   
   
3. If you take pictures of children (under the age of 16) you must have written permission from their parents. This written permission must then be sent in with the photographs.
   
   
4. Entrants under 16 must obtain written permission from a parent or guardian before entering
   
   
5. You must provide the MPFS with your name, address, telephone number and email address if you wish to enter this competition. The MPFS will only use your personal details for the purposes of administering this competition, and will not provide them to anyone without your permission.
   
   
6. Please note: any pictures submitted by post will not be returned.
   
   
7. Entrants submitting digital files using the online entry form or by email should print and keep a copy of the online entry form with all necessary details added.
   
   
8. A maximum of three entries will be accepted per person, each entry should have a location and may include an optional title and description. Your entry must be entirely your own original work, not defame anybody nor breach any copyright and must not have been previously published
   
   
9. The photographic image must not be subject to manipulation. The judges reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity. Please retain the original digital file/negative for reference; it may be required to prove that it is your own work
   
   
10. The MPFS do not accept any responsibility for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, defaced or corrupt entries due to the internet or postal service. Proof of posting or transmission will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
    
    
11. The MPFS decisions are final in every situation and no correspondence will be entered into.
    
    
12. The MPFS reserve the right to publicly display all entries and to publish any images to promote the MPFS and/or the photography competition. Copyright will remain with the photographer. You agree to your name and location being published in relation to your photograph online and in all media and you agree to take part in any competition publicity if asked to do so.
    
    
13. It is the entrant's responsibility to ensure that all the necessary permissions are obtained from people featured in a photograph.
    
    
14. The MPFS reserve the right to cancel or alter the terms and conditions of this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in their opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of their control.
    
    
15. Prizes unclaimed after 28 days will be deemed to have been forfeited and the MPFS reserve the right to offer the prize to another entrant.
    
    
16. By entering the competition, entrants will be deemed to have understood the above rules and accepted them and agree to be bound to them when entering the competition.
    
    
17. These rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
    
    
18. This competition is administered by the MPFS.
    
    

Please note: We will select the best pictures to appear in our online galleries. The MPFS reserves the right not to publish your photographs.