A Bucks police officer has been accused of working as a tree surgeon while he was signed off on sick leave.
Former PC Arun Kendall is set to go before a public police misconduct hearing over allegations that he breached professional behaviour standards while he was a serving Thames Valley Police officer.
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It has been alleged that former PC Kendall, who was based in Milton Keynes, worked as a tree surgeon when he was signed off on long-term sick leave.
The misconduct hearing will take place at the Thames Valley Police headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, on November 22 and November 23.
The hearing, which will be chaired by legally qualified chairperson James Keeley, will assess the evidence and judge whether former PC Kendall engaged in outside business practices as an arborist.
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If the allegations are proved, former PC Kendall, who is no longer part of the force, will be found to have committed gross misconduct.
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