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Loan impairment provisions (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | £ 781,992 | £ 799,491
ECL provisions | £ 3,806 | £ 6,186
Expected Credit Loss, Provision Coverage | 1.03% | 1.66%
ECL (release)/charge | £ (1,278) | £ 3,131
Amounts written off | 876 | 937
Individual |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Amounts written off | 455 | 191
Collective |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Amounts written off | 421 | 746
Contingent liabilities [member] |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
ECL (release)/charge | 34,000 | 28,000
Financial assets (Other) |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 46,145 | 55,148
ECL (release)/charge | 3 | 12
FVOCI |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 37,266 | 44,902
ECL provisions | 5 | 6
FVOCI | Financial assets (Other) |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 37,266 | 44,902
ECL (release)/charge | 2 | 2
Amortised cost |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 555,132 | 504,091
Amortised cost | Financial assets (Other) |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 8,562 | 9,806
Loans and advances |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 369,827 | 372,399
Cash at central banks | Financial assets (Other) |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 176,300 | 122,800
Debt securities | Financial assets (Other) |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 44,900 | 53,800
Business loans |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
ECL provisions | 3,806 | 6,186
Stage 1 |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
ECL provisions | £ 302 | £ 519
Expected Credit Loss, Provision Coverage | 0.09% | 0.18%
ECL (release)/charge | £ (1,377) | £ (89)
Stage 1 | Loans and advances | Amortised cost |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 330,824 | 287,124
Stage 2 |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
ECL provisions | £ 1,478 | £ 3,081
Expected Credit Loss, Provision Coverage | 4.35% | 3.90%
ECL (release)/charge | £ (187) | £ 2,601
Stage 2 | Loans and advances | Amortised cost |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 33,981 | 78,917
Stage 3 |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
ECL provisions | £ 2,026 | £ 2,586
Expected Credit Loss, Provision Coverage | 40.34% | 40.67%
ECL (release)/charge | £ 286 | £ 619
Stage 3 | Individual |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
ECL provisions | 363 | 831
ECL (release)/charge | 20 | 194
Stage 3 | Collective |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
ECL provisions | 1,663 | 1,755
ECL (release)/charge | 266 | 425
Stage 3 | Loans and advances | Amortised cost |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 5,022 | 6,358
Stage 3 | Loans and advances | Amortised cost | Individual |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | 1,215 | 2,292
Stage 3 | Loans and advances | Amortised cost | Collective |  |
Loan impairment provisions |  |
Financial Assets | £ 3,807 | £ 4,066

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