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Non-cash and other items (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Non-cash and other items |  |  |
Impairment losses/(releases) | £ 572 | £ 266 | £ (1,335)
Depreciation and amortisation | 934 | 833 | 923
Change in fair value taken to profit or loss of other financial assets | (584) | 1,267 | 1,771
Change in fair value taken to profit or loss on other financial liabilities and subordinated liabilities | 831 | (2,400) | (1,083)
Foreign exchange recycling (gains)/losses | (484) | (5) | 10
Elimination of foreign exchange differences | 312 | 10 | 2,446
Income receivable on other financial assets | (1,415) | (585) | (378)
Loss/(profit) on sale of other financial assets | 44 | 172 | (118)
Profit on sale of subsidiaries and associates |  |  | (48)
Share of loss/(profit) of associates | 9 | 30 | (216)
Loss on sale of other assets and net assets/liabilities | 125 | 154 | 23
Interest payable on MRELs and subordinated liabilities | 1,352 | 1,103 | 964
(Gain)/loss on redemption of own debt | (3) | 161 | 145
Charges and releases on provisions | 313 | 248 | 478
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges | 1,021 | (304) | (161)
Other non-cash items | 59 | 48 | (13)
Defined benefit pension schemes | 122 | 205 | 215
Non-cash and other items | 3,208 | 1,203 | 3,623
Change in operating assets and liabilities |  |  |
Change in trading assets | 327 | 14,991 | 7,751
Change in derivative assets | 20,826 | 3,621 | 59,697
Change in settlement balance assets | (4,659) | (431) | 156
Change in loans to banks | 752 | (202) | (252)
Change in loans to customers | (15,626) | (7,628) | 2,721
Change in other financial assets | 132 | (328) | (128)
Change in other assets | (213) | (255) | (57)
Change in assets of disposal groups | 412 | (4,117) | (9,015)
Change in bank deposits | 1,749 | (5,838) | 5,673
Change in customer deposits | (18,964) | (29,492) | 48,071
Change in settlement balance liabilities | 4,633 | (56) | (350)
Change in trading liabilities | 828 | (11,790) | (7,658)
Change in derivative liabilities | (21,652) | (6,788) | (59,870)
Change in other financial liabilities | 6,564 | 989 | 938
Change in notes in circulation | 19 | 171 | 392
Change in other liabilities | (807) | (1,294) | (1,463)
Change in operating assets and liabilities | £ (25,679) | £ (48,447) | £ 46,606

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