v3.25.4
Provisions for other liabilities and charges
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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Provisions for other liabilities and charges
23. Provisions for other liabilities and charges
 
  All figures in £ millions
  
 Property
   
Legal
 and other
   
  Total
 
At 1 January 2025
  
 
    15
 
  
 
21
 
  
 
36
 
Provisions made during the year
  
 
–
 
  
 
9
 
  
 
9
 
Provisions reversed during the year
  
 
(5
)
 
  
 
(2
)
 
  
 
(7
)
 
Provisions used during the year
  
 
–
 
  
 
(19
)
  
 
(19
)
Acquisition of businesses (note 30)
  
 
–
 
 
 
      1
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
At 31 December 2025
  
 
10
 
  
 
10
 
  
 
  20
 
Analysis of provisions:
 
                   
2025
 
  All figures in £ millions
  
 Property
   
Legal
 and other
   
  Total
 
Current
  
 
4
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
8
 
Non-current
  
 
6
 
  
 
6
  
  
 
12
 
 
    
 
10
  
  
 
10
 
  
 
20
 
                   
2024
 
Current
     3        20         23  
Non-current
          12               1          13   
       
 
     15        21        36  
Legal and other includes legal claims, contract disputes and potential contract losses with the provisions utilised as the cases are settled. Also included in legal and other are other restructuring provisions that are generally utilised within one year.
The
year-on-year decrease in provisions
is mainly due to the utilisation of reorganisation provisions and reversal of property provisions in the year.