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Debt securities in issue
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Debt Securities In Issue [Abstract]  
Debt securities in issue Note 13: Debt securities in issue
At 30 June 2026
At 31 December 2025
At
fair value
through
profit
or loss
£m
At
amortised
cost
£m
Total
£m
At
fair value
through
profit
or loss
£m
At
amortised
cost
£m
Total
£m
Senior unsecured notes issued
4,221
40,257
44,478
4,226
37,532
41,758
Covered bonds
12,700
12,700
11,260
11,260
Certificates of deposit issued
10,040
10,040
7,333
7,333
Securitisation notes
17
7,036
7,053
17
6,325
6,342
Commercial paper
20,820
20,820
15,821
15,821
4,238
90,853
95,091
4,243
78,271
82,514
Covered bonds and securitisation programmes
At 30 June 2026, the covered bonds held by external parties and those held internally, were secured on certain
loans and advances to customers amounting to £33,936 million (31 December 2025: £22,072 million) which have
been assigned to bankruptcy remote limited liability partnerships to provide security for issues of covered bonds by
the Group. The Group retains all of the risks and rewards associated with these loans and the partnerships are
consolidated fully with the loans retained on the Group’s balance sheet.
The Group’s securitisation vehicles issue notes that are held both externally and internally, and are secured on
loans and advances to customers amounting to £29,918 million at 30 June 2026 (31 December 2025: £27,766
million), the majority of which have been sold by subsidiary companies to bankruptcy remote structured entities.
As the structured entities are funded by the issue of debt on terms whereby the majority of the risks and rewards
of the portfolio are retained by the subsidiary, the structured entities are consolidated fully and all of these loans
are retained on the Group’s balance sheet.
Cash deposits of £3,734 million (31 December 2025: £3,359 million) which support the debt securities issued by the
structured entities, the term advances related to covered bonds and other legal obligations, are held by the Group.