Lottery Information - How to join and how it works:

The Metropolitan Police Football Club (MPFC) Lottery was established in June 1964 to provide non-public funds for sport within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

It is registered with the Gambling Commission and is administered within the MPS by the Metropolitan Police Athletic Association (MPAA).

The proceeds of the Lottery provide funding for the general day to day running of MPFC and the Sporting Sections of the MPAA, helping to keep them going for past, present and future generations of the MPS.

For a list of all the MPAA sports available within the MPS, please email mpaa@met.police.uk or telephone 0207 161 3044.

Prizes:

A £20,000 Super Jackpot is payable on the 1st Saturday in January and July.

A £10,000 Jackpot is payable on the 1st Saturday in the 10 remaining months.

On the remaining Saturdays throughout the year, prizes are payable of £5000, £3000, £1000, £500, £300 and £200, making a total of £10K per week still payable on those weeks.

How it works:

It is a series of weekly lotteries on each Saturday throughout the year.

Lottery Shares cost £1.00 each per week with a maximum of 9 shares per person.

Eligibility to take part is restricted to past and present members of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) who are over 18 years of age and it currently has over 15,000 subscribers.

Lottery subscribers are issued with three different numbers (making 1 Lottery Share), which are allocated by a Random Number Generator System.

The Random Number Generator System selects the winning Lottery shares (like the National Lottery) for every Saturday throughout the year, with witnesses present.

The Random Number Generator System has been independently tested.

Prize winners are notified by email and post.

The Lottery results are published weekly on the internal MPAA Intranet Site for subscribers within the MPS and on this website for former members of the MPS.

Please note that you will be contacted automatically by the MPAA should you win a prize, so there is no need to regularly check the weekly results unless you wish to do so.

If you are a winner and do not wish your details to be displayed, please let the MPAA know at mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044.

How the Lottery funds are used:

The aim of the Lottery is:

- To provide the weekly cash prizes as shown above;

- To provide funds for sport within the MPS via the MPAA and its Sporting Sections; and

- As the registered owner of the Lottery, to provide funds for the general day to day running of the Metropolitan Police Football Club (MPFC).

For further information, please contact the MPAA at mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044.

Lottery Information / Winners Information:

Due to the number of subscribers to the Lottery both within the MPS and externally, the MPAA are unable to contact subscribers individually to update them on Lottery information, such as the weekly results (winners).

This information will be displayed within the MPS on the internal MPAA Intranet Site for serving subscribers and on this website for former members of the MPS.

It is therefore the responsibility of all subscribers to check these websites for Lottery information.

For the winners details on this site, please see the relevant Lottery winners pages.

Please note that you will be contacted automatically by the MPAA should you win a prize, so there is no need to regularly check the weekly results unless you wish to do so.

If you are a winner and do not wish your details to be displayed, please let the MPAA know at mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044.

How to join the Lottery:

Lottery Shares cost £1.00 each per week with a maximum of 9 shares per person.

The Lottery is restricted to past and present members of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) who are over 18 years of age.

Lottery subscriptions are taken either from:
- your MPS salary for all serving subscribers;
- your police officer pension if you are a retired MPS police officer; or
- a bank standing order if you are a retired MPS police staff subscriber, or a former member of the MPS who is not in receipt of a MPS police officer pension.

Other members of the MPS, such as Met Special Constabulary officers, may also subscribe via the bank standing order method.

There are different Lottery Application Forms for the different methods of subscription.

To join the Lottery, please request the appropriate Lottery Application Form either by e-mail from mpaa@met.police.uk or via post from The Honorary Promoter, the Metropolitan Police Athletic Association (MPAA), The Piazza, Empress State Building, Lillie Road, London SW6 1TR.

If you are unsure of which Form to request, or have any difficulties completing the Form, please contact the MPAA at mpaa@met.police.uk or telephone 0207 161 3044.

Lottery Numbers:

Your Lottery numbers are allocated by the Random Number Generator System and you will be sent details of your Lottery numbers on joining.

However, if you are already a subscriber and wish to clarify what your Lottery numbers are, or require further information, please contact the MPAA via mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044.

Subscriptions:

Lottery subscriptions are taken either from:
- your MPS salary for all serving subscribers;
- your police officer pension if you are a retired MPS police officer; or
- a bank standing order if you are a retired MPS police staff subscriber, or a former member of the MPS who is not in receipt of a MPS police officer pension.

Other members of the MPS, such as Met Special Constabulary officers, may also subscribe via the bank standing order method.

All subscriptions must be paid in advance of a Lottery taking place and failure to pay your subscriptions will result in you being removed from the Lottery.

You will remain a subscriber of the Lottery unless you request to withdraw or go off pay for any reason (such as on maternity leave or on a career break). See the paragraph below and also the section further down on Gambling and You - Withdrawal.

Please note, if you pay your subscriptions via your MPS salary and you go off pay for any reason (such as on maternity leave or on a career break), you may be removed from the Lottery and may not be automatically re-entered on your return to work. You may have to re-apply. Or if you do re-enter automatically, you may be allocated different Lottery numbers from those you originally had when you went off pay. Please contact the MPAA via mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044 for further information on this issue.

All pre-paid Lottery subscriptions are protected in the event of MPFC ceasing as a football club.

Data Protection:

Please be aware that the information you provide on your Lottery Application Form will be stored both as a hard copy and electronically on a secure stand-alone computer. This information may be shared with the Gambling Commission and the independent external MPAA accountants when the Lottery is audited or inspected.

Should you win a prize in the Lottery you will be asked to provide via email your 6 digit sort code and 8 digit bank account number, so that an electronic payment of your winnings can be made to your bank account. The email you send will be deleted once your winnings have been paid, but a hard copy of the email will be stored for auditing purposes by the MPAA accountants and Gambling Commission as mentioned above. This email will be destroyed after 7 years in accordance with the current financial regulations.

Should you win a prize in the Lottery, your full name, pay/warrant number and MPS work location will be displayed on the internal MPAA Intranet Site and only your first initial and surname will be displayed on this website. If you win and do not wish your details to be displayed, please let the MPAA know, advising which website you wish to be removed from.

For further information on Data Protection in respect of the Lottery, or to obtain a copy of the MPFC Lottery Privacy Notice, please contact the MPAA at mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044.

Control and Codes of Practice:

The Honorary Promoter of the Lottery is Mr Desmond Flanders QPM, who can be contacted via the Metropolitan Police Athletic Association (MPAA), The Piazza, Empress State Building, Lillie Road, London SW6 1TR or via mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044.

This Lottery is a “Society Lottery” defined, licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005.

The Gambling Commission website is: www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

The Lottery procedures, management systems and its fairness are inspected by the Gambling Commission and MPFC hold Operating Lottery Licence Number: 000-004683-N-305076-010.

MPFC is also a member of the Lotteries Council. Their website is: www.lotteriescouncil.org.uk

Complaints and Disputes:

Should a Lottery subscriber have a complaint or dispute concerning the Lottery, they should in the first instance contact The Honorary Promoter, via the MPAA (address shown above).

If the complaint or dispute cannot be resolved by The Honorary Promoter, or if the subscriber is not satisfied with the outcome of the matter, it will be referred to the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS), normally within 8 weeks, via the Lotteries Council.

Complaint procedures and further information can also be found on the Gambling Commission website at: www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

Gambling and You - Withdrawal, responsible gambling and self exclusion:

Lottery subscribers can withdraw from the Lottery at any time by giving one month’s notice via e-mail to mpaa@met.police.uk or in writing to The Honorary Promoter, via the Metropolitan Police Athletic Association (MPAA), The Piazza, Empress State Building, Lillie Road, London SW6 1TR.

Please include your pay/warrant number or your MPS Police Pension/Bank Standing Order reference number.

If you subscribe via your MPS salary or MPS police officer pension, it may take a month or so to remove you from the Lottery due to the payroll amendment deadline dates with the MPS payroll providers.

Lottery subscribers who pay via a bank standing order are responsible for cancelling the standing order with their bank as the MPAA does not have the required permission to do this.

Each subscriber may only have up to 9 Lottery Shares (£9) per week.

The Lottery is restricted to past and present members of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) who are over 18 years of age.

MPFC recognises that for a small minority, gambling in any form can lead to a range of problems for individuals and families. If you would like information on how to gamble safely, visit the Be Gamble Aware website at: www.begambleaware.org

If you, or someone you know, has been adversely affected by gambling, you can contact Gamcare via their website www.gamcare.org.uk or on freephone 0808 8020 133.

If you suffer from gambling problems and would like to specifically block your attempt to join the Lottery via Self Exclusion, please contact the MPAA via mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044 for further advice on this issue.

Please remember to keep your details up to date:

All serving lottery subscribers are reminded that it is essential to let the MPAA know if you change your work contact details.

Former members of the MPS should inform the MPAA of any contact change via mpaa@met.police.uk or on telephone number 0207 161 3044.

Contact Information:

If you have any query with your Lottery Application, if you are a winner looking to claim your prize, wish to become a subscriber, or have any other Lottery enquiry please e-mail mpaa@met.police.uk or telephone 0207 161 3044.

Disclaimer

This is not an official Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) website. This site was developed by MPFC without the use of public funds, and does not represent the views or policies of the MPS.