TWO Gosport councillors have been reported to the local government watchdog.

Independent councillor Dave Smith and Liberal Democrat councillor Peter Chegwyn both complained about each other to Gosport Borough Council’s standards committee.

The committee decided to refer the matters to Standards for England – a national board set up to investigate alleged breaches of codes of conduct used by local authorities.

The referral comes after police cautioned Cllr Smith in September for assaulting Cllr Chegwyn outside a council meeting.

The standards board will decide whether to hold an investigation into the claims.