DIVIDENDS ON ORDINARY SHARES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Dividend award [Member]

DIVIDENDS ON ORDINARY SHARES (Tables) [Line Items]

Disclosure of Dividends On Ordinary Shares [Text Block]

Dividends paid during the year were as follows:

	2019		2018		2017
	pence		pence		pence		2019		2018		2017
	per share		per share		per share		£m		£m		£m
Recommended by directors at previous year end:
Final dividend		2.14		2.05		1.70		1,523		1,475		1,212
Special dividend		–		–		0.50		–		–		356
Interim dividend paid in the year		1.12		1.07		1.00		789		765		720
		3.26		3.12		3.20		2,312		2,240		2,288