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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Within one year [member] |
Statement [LineItems] |
Summary of Trade and Other Receivables | Amounts falling due within one year:
|  | 30 June 2020 |  |  | 30 June 2019 |  |  | 31 December 2019 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Trade receivables |  |  | 5,175.7 |  |  |  | 7,713.8 |  |  |  | 7,007.6 |
Work in progress |  |  | 312.4 |  |  |  | 419.5 |  |  |  | 349.5 |
VAT and sales taxes recoverable |  |  | 272.5 |  |  |  | 270.6 |  |  |  | 212.7 |
Prepayments |  |  | 311.6 |  |  |  | 391.0 |  |  |  | 287.1 |
Accrued income |  |  | 2,703.2 |  |  |  | 3,731.1 |  |  |  | 3,292.7 |
Fair value of derivatives |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 10.0 |  |  |  | 1.4 |
Other debtors |  |  | 627.3 |  |  |  | 634.2 |  |  |  | 671.3 |
|  |  | 9,403.3 |  |  |  | 13,170.2 |  |  |  | 11,822.3 |
Over 1 year [member] |
Statement [LineItems] |
Summary of Trade and Other Receivables | Amounts falling due after more than one year:
|  | 30 June 2020 |  |  | 30 June 2019 |  |  | 31 December 2019 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Prepayments |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Accrued income |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22.8 |  |  |  | — |
Fair value of derivatives |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6.3 |  |  |  | — |
Other debtors |  |  | 142.3 |  |  |  | 150.8 |  |  |  | 135.4 |
|  |  | 144.0 |  |  |  | 182.7 |  |  |  | 137.6 |

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