Pay -v- Lancashire Probation Service: Dismissal for Extra-curricular Activities

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

Mr Pay was a probation officer, responsible (amongst other things) for
dealing with sex offenders and their victims. In his spare time, he ran a
company selling bondage, domination and sado-masochism merchandise through a
website. He also had involvement with a club called 'Club Lash'. The
probation service dismissed him on the grounds that his extra-curricular
activities, advertised in the public domain, were inconsistent with the
duties of a probation officer dealing with victims of sex ... (115 more words)

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