EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Retained earnings [member]

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) [Line Items]

Disclosure of earnings per share [text block]

	2019	20181	20171
	£m	£m	£m
Profit attributable to equity shareholders – basic and diluted	2,459	3,975	3,494

	2019	2018	2017
	million	million	million
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue – basic	70,603	71,638	71,710
Adjustment for share options and awards	682	641	683
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue – diluted	71,285	72,279	72,393
Basic earnings per share	3.5p	5.5p	4.9p
Diluted earnings per share	3.4p	5.5p	4.8p

1 Restated, see note 1.