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Ordinary dividends - Summary of Ordinary Dividends (Details) - GBP (£) £ / shares in Units, £ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure of Dividends [line items] |  |  |
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders, per share | £ 0.394 | £ 0.394 | £ 0.337
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders | £ 425 | £ 423 | £ 365
Previous period final amount |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [line items] |  |  |
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders, per share | £ 0.244 | £ 0.244 | £ 0.187
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders | £ 263 | £ 262 | £ 203
Interim period amount |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [line items] |  |  |
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders, per share | £ 0.150 | £ 0.150 | £ 0.150
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders | £ 162 | £ 161 | £ 162

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- Definition The cash outflow for dividends paid to equity holders of the parent, classified as financing activities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2024-01-01 -Paragraph 17 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_17&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2024-03-27 + Details
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