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Costs of services and general and administrative costs (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]  
Summary of Costs of Services and General Administrative Costs
202420232022
£m£m£m
Costs of services12,290 12,326 11,890 
General and administrative costs1,126 1,988 1,181 
13,416 14,314 13,071 
Costs of services and general and administrative costs include:
202420232022
£m£m£m
Staff costs (note 5)
7,761 8,137 8,166 
Establishment costs472 516 536 
Media pass-through costs2,523 2,174 1,906 
Other costs of services and general and administrative costs1
2,660 3,487 2,463 
13,416 14,314 13,071 
Note
1Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include £859 million (2023: £811 million, 2022: £724 million) of other pass-through costs.
Other costs of services and general and administrative costs include the following significant items:
202420232022
£m£m£m
Goodwill impairment (note 11)
237 63 38 
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets93 728 62 
Other impairment charges
26 18 77 
Restructuring and transformation costs251 196 219 
Property-related restructuring costs26 232 18 
(Gains)/losses on disposal of investments and subsidiaries
(322)(7)36 
Legal provision charges/(gains)
68 (11)— 
Summary of Auditors Remuneration
Auditors’ remuneration:
202420232022
£m£m£m
Fees payable to the Company’s auditors for the audit of the Company and Group’s annual accounts18 10 8 
Fees payable for the audit of the Company’s subsidiaries26 30 29 
Fees payable to the auditors pursuant to legislation1
44 40 37 
Audit-related assurance services1, 2
1 1 — 
Other assurance services - PwC— — — 
Other assurance services - Deloitte1 1 1 
Tax compliance services— — — 
Total other fees2 2 1 
Total fees46 42 38 
Notes
1Includes fees in respect of the audit of internal control over financial reporting. With effect from 2024, following a competitive tender process, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) was appointed as auditor of the Company, replacing Deloitte LLP (Deloitte). Fees payable for the audit of the Company and Group's annual accounts, the audit of the Company's subsidiaries, and audit-related services during the year ended 31 December 2024 relate to PwC and for the years ended 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2022 to Deloitte.
2Audit-related assurance services are predominantly in respect of the review of the interim financial information.