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SHARE CAPITAL (Details) - Schedule of Issued and Fully Paid Share Capital - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
SHARE CAPITAL (Details) - Schedule of Issued and Fully Paid Share Capital [Line Items]      
Beginning Balance £ 7,116 £ 7,197  
Number of shares, Redesignation to ordinary shares (in Shares)     80,921,051
Ending Balance £ 7,005 £ 7,116 £ 7,197
Ordinary shares [member]      
SHARE CAPITAL (Details) - Schedule of Issued and Fully Paid Share Capital [Line Items]      
Number of shares outstanding, Start of Period (in Shares) 71,163,592,264 71,972,949,589 71,373,735,357
Beginning Balance £ 7,116 £ 7,197 £ 7,138
Number of shares, Issued under employee share schemes (in Shares) 775,882,951 768,551,098 518,293,181
Value of shares, Issued under employee share schemes £ 78 £ 77 £ 51
Number of shares, Share buy-back programme (in Shares) (1,886,917,377) (1,577,908,423)  
Value of shares, Share buy-back programme £ (189) £ (158)  
Number of shares, Redesignation of limited voting ordinary shares (in Shares)     80,921,051
Value of shares, Redesignation of limited voting ordinary shares     £ 8
Number of shares outstanding, End of Period (in Shares) 70,052,557,838 71,163,592,264 71,972,949,589
Ending Balance £ 7,005 £ 7,116 £ 7,197
Limited voting [Member]      
SHARE CAPITAL (Details) - Schedule of Issued and Fully Paid Share Capital [Line Items]      
Number of shares outstanding, Start of Period (in Shares)     80,921,051
Beginning Balance     £ 8
Number of shares, Redesignation to ordinary shares (in Shares)     (80,921,051)
Value of shares, Redesignation to ordinary shares     £ (8)
Number of shares outstanding, End of Period (in Shares)