name: Common Council of the City of London
notes: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you can request information from the Common Council of the City of London about the work it carries out as a local authority, police authority or port health authority.
  
  The Common Council is the local authority for the "Square Mile" only (the historic City of London) and not for London as a whole.The City of London Police Authority is listed separately.  We also list Guildhall School of Music and Drama separately.
  
  We also list City of London Corporation separately, for those who wish request information from other parts of the Corporation. The UK has multiple tiers of local government and not all local authorities have responsibility for education. This public authority is one of around 200 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales which do have responsibilities for education.