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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Trade and receivables [Abstract] |
Summary of trade and other receivables | Amounts falling due within one year:
| 30 June 2023 |  | 31 December 2022
| £m |  | £m
Trade receivables (net of loss allowance) | 6,167.8 |  |  | 7,403.9 |
Work in progress | 292.7 |  |  | 352.4 |
VAT and sales taxes recoverable | 425.5 |  |  | 448.1 |
Prepayments | 305.7 |  |  | 236.6 |
Accrued income | 3,193.4 |  |  | 3,468.3 |
Fair value of derivatives | 2.4 |  |  | 5.1 |
Other debtors | 670.6 |  |  | 585.3 |
| 11,058.1 |  |  | 12,499.7 |
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
| 30 June 2023 |  | 31 December 2022
| £m |  | £m
Prepayments | 2.2 |  |  | 3.9 |
Fair value of derivatives | 15.3 |  |  | 0.6 |
Other debtors | 139.3 |  |  | 214.1 |
| 156.8 |  |  | 218.6 |

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