FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTISED COST (Tables) - Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member]

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTISED COST (Tables) [Line Items]

Disclosure of loans and advances to customers [text block]

	Stage 1 £m			Stage 2 £m			Stage 3 £m			Purchased or originated credit-impaired £m			Total £m
At 31 December 2017														474,699
Adjustment on adoption of IFRS 9 (note 54)														(10,460	)
At 1 January 2018		403,881			37,245			5,140			17,973			464,239
Exchange and other movements		958			32			–			–			990
Additions (repayments)		34,942			(2,187	)		(2,074	)		(2,609	)		28,072
Transfers to Stage 1		19,524			(19,501	)		(23	)					–
Transfers to Stage 2		(15,743	)		15,996			(253	)					–
Transfers to Stage 3		(2,031	)		(2,220	)		4,251						–
		1,750			(5,725	)		3,975						–
Recoveries		–			–			553			27			580
Disposal of businesses		–			(4,020	)		(277	)		–			(4,297	)
Financial assets that have been written off during the year								(1,576	)		–			(1,576	)
At 31 December 2018		441,531			25,345			5,741			15,391			488,008
Allowance for impairment losses		(525	)		(994	)		(1,553	)		(78	)		(3,150	)
Total loans and advances to customers		441,006			24,351			4,188			15,313			484,858

Disclosure of loans and advances to banks [text block]

	Stage 1 £m			Stage 2 £m		Stage 3 £m		Purchased or originated credit-impaired £m		Total £m
At 31 December 2017											6,611
Adjustment on adoption of IFRS 9 (note 54)											(2,364	)
At 1 January 2018		4,245			2		–		–		4,247
Exchange and other movements		(29	)		1		–		–		(28	)
Additions (repayments)		2,066			–		–		–		2,066
At 31 December 2018		6,282			3		–		–		6,285
Allowance for impairment losses		(2	)		–		–		–		(2	)
Total loans and advances to banks		6,280			3		–		–		6,283

Disclosure of debt instruments [text block]

	Stage 1 £m		Stage 2 £m		Stage 3 £m			Purchased or originated credit-impaired £m		Total £m
At 31 December 2017											3,669
Adjustment on adoption of IFRS 9 (note 54)											(329	)
At 1 January 2018		3,291		–		49			–		3,340
Exchange and other movements		77		–		(14	)		–		63
Additions (repayments)		1,870		–		–			–		1,870
Financial assets that have been written off during the year						(29	)		–		(29	)
At 31 December 2018		5,238		–		6			–		5,244
Allowance for impairment losses		–		–		(6	)		–		(6	)
Total debt securities		5,238		–		–			–		5,238
Total financial assets at amortised cost		452,524		24,354		4,188			15,313		496,379