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Mrs Pendleton was a teacher and her husband a headteacher at different local schools. He was convicted of making indecent images of children and of voyeurism, and was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment. After his arrest, she left the marital home and took leave from work, with an initial assurance from her own headteacher that her job would remain open. In January 2013, a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) meeting confirmed that there was no evidence that she had had known anything about the matters for which her husband had been arrested; she then went on sick leave and her CRB certificate was re-issued. Meanwhile, though not condoning her husband's actions, she decided that, consistent with her marriage vows, she would stay with him provided she was satisfied that he had demonstrated unequivocal repentance. Subsequently, however, a further LADO meeting in March 2013 decided that it was not appropriate for an employee to return to post if their partner had been convicted of offences and they continued to support them, but should Mrs Pendleton decide to leave her partner she would be supported. At a meeting in April she confirmed that she intended to stay with her husband, in accordance with her marriage vows, following which she was charged with potential gross misconduct. In August 2013 she was suspended and at a subsequent hearing was summarily dismissed because she had chosen to maintain a relationship with her partner who had been convicted of making indecent images of children and...