The applicable income tax rate.

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Tax matters - Tax reforms (Details) - GBP (£)			12 Months Ended
Tax matters - Tax reforms (Details) - GBP (£)	Sep. 01, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Tax reforms
Income tax rate (as a percent)						30.00%	30.00%	30.00%
Total tax rate (as a percent)						32.12%	30.48%	23.18%
United States
Tax reforms
Corporate tax rate (as a percent)						35.00%
Argentina
Tax reforms
Income tax rate (as a percent)						35.00%
Spain
Tax reforms
Limit for the integration of deferred monetized tax assets (as a percent)							25.00%	70.00%
Limit of the tax rate for the application of deductions (as a percent)							50.00%
United Kingdom
Tax reforms
Corporate tax rate (as a percent)						19.00%
Surcharge on the standard income tax rate for bank profits (as a percent)						8.00%
Dividend exemption, generating potential tax credit						£ 2,000
Brazil
Tax reforms
Social contribution tax (as a percent)	20.00%	15.00%
Income tax rate (as a percent)						25.00%
Total tax rate (as a percent)						45.00%
Poland
Tax reforms
Tax on certain bank assets (as a percent)						0.0366%
Chile
Tax reforms
First Category tax rate (as a percent)							(24.00%)	25.50%
Forecast \| United States \| Changes in tax rates
Tax reforms
Corporate tax rate (as a percent)					21.00%
Forecast \| Argentina \| Changes in tax rates
Tax reforms
Income tax rate (as a percent)			25.00%	30.00%	30.00%
Dividend withholding rate			13.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Forecast \| Chile \| Changes in tax rates
Tax reforms
First Category tax rate (as a percent)					27.00%
Maximum \| United Kingdom
Tax reforms
Corporate tax rate (as a percent)						20.00%
Minimum \| United Kingdom
Tax reforms
Corporate tax rate (as a percent)						17.00%