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Employee benefit obligations - Fair Value of Assets and Assessed Present Value of Liabilities in Pension Plans (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Disclosure Of Pension Costs [abstract] |  |
Fair value of assets, Equities | £ 25 | £ 24
Fair value of assets, Bonds | 175 | 170
Fair value of assets, Cash | 8 | 18
Fair value of assets, Other | 43 | 47
Total fair value of assets | 251 | 259
Defined benefit obligation, at present value | (365) | (381)
Surplus (deficit) in plan | (114) | (122)
Irrecoverable Surplus | 0 | 0
Net liability | (114) | (122)
Plans in surplus | 18 | 14
Plans in deficit | £ (132) | £ (136)
Fair value of assets allocation, Equities | 10.00% | 9.00%
Fair value of assets allocation, Bonds | 70.00% | 66.00%
Fair value of assets allocation, Cash | 3.00% | 7.00%
Fair value of assets allocation, Other | 17.00% | 18.00%
Total fair value of assets allocation | 100.00% | 100.00%

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- Definition The amount instruments representing debt (rather than equity) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [domain]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2024-01-01 -Paragraph 142 -Subparagraph c -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_142_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2024-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The present value, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2024-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2024-03-27 + Details
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