IMPAIRMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of impairment loss and reversal of impairment loss [text block] [Abstract]

Schedule of Impairment [Text Block]

	2017 £m			2016 £m			2015 £m
Impairment losses on loans and receivables:
Loans and advances to customers		697			592			443
Debt securities classified as loans and receivables		(6	)		–			(2	)
Total impairment losses on loans and receivables (note 20)		691			592			441
Impairment of available-for-sale financial assets		6			173			4
Other credit risk provisions		(9	)		(13	)		(55	)
Total impairment charged to the income statement		688			752			390