The owner of a Croydon nightclub has claimed police told him not to admit black customers to his venue.

Roy Seda, who runs Dice Bar, said he believed licensing officers “do not want black people” going on nights out in Croydon and alleged they treated venues differently based on their skin colour of their clientele.

Councillors are meet tomorrow to review the venue’s licence following an application from police.

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In documents submitted to the hearing, Mr Seda – who has previously claimed officers ordered him to stop playing “unacceptable” genres of music – alleged there was a “racist undertone” to the actions Croydon police’s licensing team.

He said: “It is clear for me to see, the licensing police do not want black people coming to Croydon’s night time economy as they have discouraged me from having black customers, and have been discouraging Jamaican music.”

Mr Seda described a meeting on January 2 last year in which Sergeant Michael Emery, of Croydon police’s licensing team, allegedly discouraged him from admitting customers of nearby bar Yate’s, which has since shut down.

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He said: “After exhausting all questions, and going around in circles, the penny dropped. Yate’s had a majority of black customers.

“I asked the two officers directly: “Are you saying that I shouldn’t let black people into my venue?”

“I looked over to Sgt Emery, who raised his eyebrows and widened his eyes as he looked at me, he then nodded several times.

“Finally I understood what they meant by not letting in Yates customers. I was so struck by this, I didn’t know what to say and remained silent.”

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Mr Seda said he “grappled” over whether he should mention the incident to the council’s licensing committee because he could “see what impact this will have on the Croydon police”.

He added: “I remember that moment as if it happened an hour ago, the memory of it is etched in my mind forever.

“The memory is a burden on me, and I find it difficult to talk about because the racial connotations make me feel so awkward.

“There is an uncomfortable but well publicised issue about racist attitudes within the Metropolitan Police – perhaps wider.

“It is relevant to me and this review, because of the way that the Police have reacted to my premises, my customers and – notably, the music that we play, which is also a highly publicised issue. Sadly, that tends to confirm that there is a racist undertone to this police process.”

Police have submitted more than 350 pages of supporting documents to the licensing committee - The licence review application, signed by Sgt Emery, alleges Mr Seda “systematically failed” to uphold licensing objectives meaning “patrons are regularly put at risk of harm.”

It cites more than 50 concerns police have had with the venue between January 1, 2015 and February 21 this year, ranging from fights outside the club and underage drinking to clubbers wearing trainers and stuffed animal heads blocking CCTV cameras.

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In his statement Mr Seda said police adopted a “them and us” approach in dealing with any problems that arose at the venue and that he felt “utterly ambushed” by officers.

Last month he told the Croydon Guardian he felt “victimised” and “bullied” by officers who told him his venue played “what this borough finds unacceptable forms of music”.

Police are said to have asked him to play commercial pop music instead of bashment, also known as dancehall, a genre performed by artists including Sean Paul and Shaggy.

Chief Supt Andy Tarrant, the borough commander of Croydon police, insisted Mr Seda had voluntarily stopped playing bashment.

The committee could choose revoke or modify the club’s licence, remove Mr Seda as premises supervisor, or dismiss the police’s application.