A row has erupted over a Met Police risk assessment form which critics claim leads to grime and R&B artists' shows being targeted because of "race".

Premises and event owners who want to hold events in many areas in the UK can be asked to complete a ‘Form 696’.

According to the BBC, Culture Minister Matt Hancock will raise concerns with Mayor Sadiq Khan about the use of the form in London.

Grime artists told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme that information passed on via the form has led to the cancellation of their gigs at the last minute.

Last year rapper Giggs, who had his tour cancelled in 2010 following police advice, called for police to work more closely with grime acts to stop shows being cancelled.

Artist P Money described the form as a “race thing”, saying he had been removed from gig line-ups on account of information passed on via the form.

He said: "It's been happening for so many years that now we kind of know, it's just our scene. They [police] target grime a lot, they just blame a lot of things on grime.

"We know they're just trying to shut down grime, because if it was anything else they wouldn't have this issue.”

He added: "If, for example, Ed Sheeran had a show and a fight broke out, he's not going to do a 696 on his next arena tour.

"A fight still might have broken out though, but they don't look at it like that. They just think, 'Oh it's different for them.'

"Why is it different? There's fights everywhere, there's situations everywhere at all types of shows, all types of things, whether its punk, rock, hip hop, pop, whatever."

Form 696 asks for the names, stage names, addresses and phone numbers of all promoters and artists at an event.

Two questions asking for the ethnic make-up of the audience and the music genre being played at an event were removed from the original Met Police form in 2009 following complaints it was racist.

The Met Police denies the form targets certain genres of music.

A spokesman told the Standard: “Some events can be problematic and in some cases have resulted in serious violence and disorder.

“To assist in managing events of this type, the Metropolitan Police Service currently uses a system that allows premises and event owners who want to hold events, or use an outside promoter, to submit an event assessment form 696 to police.”

He added that the process is voluntary except for events held at premises where there is a license condition stipulating a Form 696 must be filled out – for example when serious public disorder has occurred at the venue.

He said: “The form does not target any particular group nor does it ask for the genre of music, event type, age range or demographic of the customers who attend.

“The form aims to ensure event owners provide a safe working and leisure environment for all those attending events and promotions - this includes musicians, performers, staff and customers.”

A City Hall spokesman said: “Our priority is to keep Londoners safe and support a vibrant night time economy, and this means ensuring that all performances have the most appropriate security and safety plans in place.

“We have supported a number of events that bring together the Met, music venues, and promoters to try to improve the understanding of when and how risk assessment form 696 should be used. In the majority of cases, the use of these forms is voluntary and it is very rare for the police to assess a planned event as ‘high risk’.”