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Provisions for other liabilities and charges
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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Provisions for other liabilities and charges
23. Provisions for other liabilities and charges
 
 
All figures in £ millions
   
Property
    
Disposals
and closures
    
Legal
and other
    
Total
  
At 1 January 2021
   
 
8
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
21
 
  
 
33
 
Exchange differences
   
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
2
 
Provisions made during the year
   
 
9
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
36
 
  
 
46
 
Provisions reversed during the year
   
 
(2
) 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(2
) 
  
 
(4
) 
Provisions used during the year
   
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(27
) 
  
 
(27
) 
Disposal of subsidiary
   
 
—  
 
  
 
(3
) 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(3
) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
At 31 December 2021
   
 
15
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
30
 
  
 
47
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Analysis of provisions:
                                    
   
    
2021
  
All figures in £ millions
   
Property
     
Disposals
and
closures
     
Legal
and
other
     
Total
  
Current
   
 
11
 
   
 
2
 
   
 
27
 
   
 
40
 
Non-current
   
 
4
 
   
 
—  
 
   
 
3
 
   
 
7
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
    
 
15
 
   
 
2
 
   
 
30
 
   
 
47
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
    
 
2020
  
   
Current
      2        4        19        25  
Non-current
      6        —          2        8  
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
       8        4        21        33  
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Property provisions in 2021 relate to the simplification of the Group’s property portfolio (see note 4) and in 2020 relate primarily to dilapidations. Disposals and closures relate to the disposal of the Pearson Institute of Higher Education.
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 increase in provisions is mainly due to the new property provisions (see note 10) and the 2021 major restructuring programme (see note 4).