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Our News Desk and Media Team can provide photographs of those convicted of a crime, in accordance with ACPO and Force guidelines.

All images issued by the Force remain under the copyright of Devon & Cornwall Police; permission for media organisations and publishers to use said images can be withdrawn at any time.

Custody images issued by the Force are for the express use of publication and/or broadcast in connection with the conviction and sentencing only; all use must remain contemporaneous.

Permission to reuse the image in connection with any other future reporting must be sought from Devon & Cornwall Police prior.

It is a journalist's responsibility to provide full details before any photograph is released.

In order to provide a photograph, all of the following details must be given to the Media Team. Please use this form to request a photograph.

What happens after you submit this form

Your form has been submitted, and the Media Team have been notified.

Photographs will only be released upon sentence of a crime when a custodial sentence of at least 12 months has been imposed by the courts. Photographs will not be released upon conviction of a crime unless there are exceptional circumstances.

For the cases of a murder conviction, a photograph of the offender may be released upon conviction.