GOODWILL (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of goodwill [text block] [Abstract]

Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [text block]

	2017			2016
	£m			£m
At 1 January		2,016			2,016
Acquisition of businesses (note 22)		302			–
Impairment charged to the income statement (note 11)		(8	)		–
At 31 December		2,310			2,016
Cost1		2,664			2,362
Accumulated impairment losses		(354	)		(346	)
At 31 December		2,310			2,016

1 For acquisitions made prior to 1 January 2004, the date of transition to IFRS, cost is included net of amounts amortised up to 31 December 2003.