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On 27 April 1954, Dernley was removed from the Home Office
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of publishing obscene material. The court sentenced
Dernley to 6 months of imprisonment plus a fine of £50, with costs of £25 awarded against him. Dernley's criminal conviction and subsequent imprisonment constituted firm grounds on which to dismiss him.
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