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Provisions for other liabilities and charges
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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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 2023
   
 
22
 
  
 
77
 
  
 
99
 
Exchange differences
   
 
–
 
  
 
(4
) 
  
 
(4
) 
Provisions made during the year
   
 
6
 
  
 
12
 
  
 
18
 
Provisions reversed during the year
   
 
(4
) 
  
 
(9
) 
  
 
(13
) 
Provisions used during the year
   
 
–
 
  
 
(60
) 
  
 
(60
) 
       
At 31 December 2023
   
 
24
 
  
 
16
 
  
 
40
 
Analysis of provisions:
       
                  
    2023
  
All figures in £ millions       Property     
Legal
 and other
      Total  
Current   
 
11
 
   
 
14
 
   
 
25
 
Non-current
   
 
13
 
   
 
2
 
   
 
15
 
       
 
   
 
24
 
   
 
16
 
   
 
40
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
      2022  
Current      9        76        85  
Non-current
      13        1        14  
       
 
      22        77        99  
Property provisions made in 2023 and 2022 relate to the simplification of the Group’s property portfolio (see note 4) and dilapidations.
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 restructuring provisions in the year.