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Non-cash and other items (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Non-cash and other items |  |  |
Impairment losses | £ 359 | £ 572 | £ 266
Depreciation and amortisation | 1,058 | 934 | 833
Change in fair value taken to profit or loss of other financial assets | 274 | (584) | 1,267
Change in fair value taken to profit or loss of other financial liabilities and subordinated liabilities | 200 | 831 | (2,400)
Foreign exchange recycling losses/(gains) | 77 | (484) | (5)
Elimination of foreign exchange differences | 1,525 | 312 | 10
Income receivable on other financial assets | (2,459) | (1,415) | (585)
Loss on sale of other financial assets | 21 | 44 | 172
Share of (profit)/loss of associates | (19) | 9 | 30
(Gain)/loss on sale of other assets and net assets and liabilities | (23) | 125 | 154
Interest payable on MRELs and subordinated liabilities | 1,407 | 1,352 | 1,103
(Gain)/loss on redemption of own debt |  | (3) | 161
Charges and releases on provisions | 330 | 313 | 248
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges | 1,494 | 1,021 | (304)
Other non-cash items | 35 | 59 | 48
Defined benefit pension schemes | 86 | 122 | 205
Non-cash and other items | 4,365 | 3,208 | 1,203
Change in operating assets and liabilities |  |  |
Change in trading assets | (5,331) | 327 | 14,991
Change in derivative assets | (373) | 20,826 | 3,621
Change in settlement balance assets | 5,146 | (4,659) | (431)
Change in loans to banks | 278 | 752 | (202)
Change in loans to customers | (17,173) | (15,626) | (7,628)
Change in other financial assets | (92) | 132 | (328)
Change in other assets | 133 | (213) | (255)
Change in assets of disposal groups | 106 | 412 | (4,117)
Change in bank deposits | 9,262 | 1,749 | (5,838)
Change in customer deposits | 2,113 | (18,964) | (29,492)
Change in settlement balance liabilities | (4,916) | 4,633 | (56)
Change in trading liabilities | 1,078 | 828 | (11,790)
Change in derivative liabilities | (313) | (21,652) | (6,788)
Change in other financial liabilities | 3,640 | 6,564 | 989
Change in notes in circulation | 79 | 19 | 171
Change in other liabilities | (904) | (807) | (1,294)
Change in operating assets and liabilities | £ (7,267) | £ (25,679) | £ (48,447)

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