Public task statement

LMA gathers, keeps and shares historic archive collections relating to Greater London area and the City of London. A brief overview of our collections is provided in our Collections Acquisitions and Management policy 

LMA is administered by the City of London Corporation. The core functions are carried out within a complex legal framework including the Local Government (Records) Act 1962, the Local Government Act 1972, the Public Records Acts 1958 and 1967, the Parochial Registers and Records Measure, 1978 (amended 1992), the Manorial Documents Rules 1959 (amended 1963 and 1967) and the London Government Act 1963.

You can see, copy and re-use information that is produced by the service (eg catalogues, indexes, policies, procedures) free of charge provided it is not subject to Data Protection or a third party agreement.

You can also see archives and publications held at LMA free of charge during our opening hours. You can make a copy of most of these items for personal use, but the law for re-use is more restrictive. Constraints include copyright and Data Protection and are outlined in our copying policy and copying fees are normally payable.