The City of London Corporation is an unusually diverse organisation with three main aims – to support and promote the Square Mile, the financial and business heart of the UK, by maintaining and enhancing its status as the world’s leading international financial and business centre; to provide the highest quality local government services within the Square Mile for the benefit of workers, residents and visitors alike; and to provide valued services to London and the nation as a whole, especially regeneration of the surrounding area in partnership with its neighbouring boroughs. The City pre-dates parliament and its experience and tradition underpins its modern and efficient services. Its responsibilities extend far beyond the City boundaries and include management of Guildhall Art Gallery, Barbican Centre, Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, 10,700 acres of open space including Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest, three wholesale food markets, as well as acting as the London Port Health Authority. It operates on a non-party political basis through its Lord Mayor, aldermen and elected council members.
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