Find out what a team of our local government peers had to say about how the City of London Corporation is run and what we can do next to improve. In November 2025, a team from the Local Government ...

The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 requires the inspection and licensing of all zoos in Great Britain. The Act aims to ensure that, where animals are kept in enclosures, they are provided with a suitable ...

To use the highway adjacent to their premises to place removable furniture to be used by persons for consumption of food or drink supplied from or in connection with the use of the premises on the ...

If you own or plan to own a primate, you must obtain a licence from the council. This is a requirement under The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024 These regulations bring in ...

Join Nicholas Bannan and Shoe Lane Library for a talk on music and the role it plays in human behaviour and culture This talk draws on archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, and the physics of sound ...

To use the highway adjacent to their premises to place removable furniture to be used by persons for consumption of food or drink supplied from or in connection with the use of the premises on the ...

We know that recent changes to café operators across Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood and Queen's Park have prompted questions and strong feelings. This page explains why a café remarketing process was ...

Hampstead Heath, managed by the City of London Corporation as a registered charity, is home to three iconic outdoor swimming ponds: the Highgate Men’s Pond, the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond, and the Hampstead ...

Largely destroyed by firebombs in 1941, William Butterfield's 1863 church was rebuilt by Adrian Gilbert Scott incorporating several features of the old building, including the massive saddleback tower ...

We have been made aware of fraudulent telephone calls being made to adults who use our Telecare service. Callers may pretend to be from us, the NHS, or other trusted organisations to gain your trust.