Provisions for other liabilities and charges

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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Provisions for other liabilities and charges

23. Provisions for other liabilities and charges

All figures in £ millions	Deferred consideration			Property			Disposals and closures			Legal and other			Total
At 1 January 2017		56			4			10			36			106
Exchange differences		(5	)		—			—			(2	)		(7	)
Charged to income statement		—			—			—			4			4
Released to income statement		—			—			—			(7	)		(7	)
Utilised		(6	)		—			(2	)		(8	)		(16	)
Disposal through business disposal		—			(1	)		3			(2	)		—
At 31 December 2017		45			3			11			21			80

Analysis of provisions:

	2017
All figures in £ millions	Deferred consideration		Property		Disposals and closures		Legal and other		Total
Current		5		1		11		8		25
Non-current		40		2		—		13		55
		45		3		11		21		80
	2016
Current		6		1		8		12		27
Non-current		50		3		2		24		79
		56		4		10		36		106

Deferred consideration primarily relates to the formation of a venture in a North America business in 2011. The provision will be utilised over a number of years as payments are based on a royalty rate. Disposals and closures include liabilities related to the disposal of Penguin with the provisions utilised as the disposals and closures are completed. Legal and other includes legal claims, contract disputes and potential contract losses with the provisions utilised as the cases are settled. Restructuring provisions were not material in either 2017 or 2016.