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Provisions for liabilities and charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Provisions for liabilities and charges

Schedule of components of provisions for liabilities and charges

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​	​	Termite	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		damage	​	Self-		​		​		​
​	​	claims1	​	insurance	​	Environmental1	​	Other	​	Total1
​	​	£m		£m	​	£m	​	£m	​	£m
At 1 January 2022	​	—	​	37	​	11	​	13	​	61
Exchange differences1		(29)	​	(7)		—		—		(36)
Additional provisions		3	​	30		—		8		41
Used during the year		(10)	​	(26)		(2)		(8)		(46)
Unused amounts reversed		—	​	(6)		—		(2)		(8)
Acquisition of companies and businesses1		354	​	136		7		1		498
Unwinding of discount on provisions	​	3	​	1	​	—	​	—	​	4
At 31 December 20221 (retrospectively adjusted)		321	​	165		16		12		514
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At 1 January 2023		321	​	165		16		12		514
Exchange differences		(14)	​	(8)		(1)		1		(22)
Additional provisions		15	​	56		3		7		81
Used during the year		(73)	​	(44)		(2)		(7)		(126)
Unused amounts reversed		—	​	(8)		—		(3)		(11)
Acquisition of companies and businesses		—	​	—		—		1		1
Unwinding of discount on provisions		11	​	3		—		—		14
At 31 December 2023		260	​	164		16		11		451

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​	​	​	​	Retrospectively
​	​	​	​	adjusted
​		Total		2022
​	​	2023	​	Total1
​	​	£m	​	£m
Analysed as follows:
Non-current		357		381
Current		94		133
Total		451		514

1. Termite damage claim provisions and environmental provisions have been retrospectively adjusted in 2022 by an increase of £18m and £4m respectively, in accordance with IFRS 3, to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).

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