v3.26.1
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [abstract]  
Disclosure of Notional Amounts and Fair Values of Derivatives The table below includes the notional amounts of transactions outstanding at the balance sheet date; they do not represent actual exposures.
30 June 2026
31 December 2025
Fair value
Fair value
Notional
amount
Assets
Liabilities
Notional
amount
Assets
Liabilities
£m
£m
£m
£m
£m
£m
Derivatives held for trading:
Exchange rate contracts
11,651
78
69
9,341
85
118
Interest rate contracts
77,601
571
763
25,372
198
336
Inflation rate contracts
85
6
16
171
16
30
Equity and credit contracts
534
87
21
568
94
21
Total derivatives held for trading
89,871
742
869
35,452
393
505
Derivatives held for hedging
Designated as fair value hedges:
Exchange rate contracts
6,093
73
39
4,099
86
16
Interest rate contracts
185,842
1,567
275
169,084
564
479
Inflation rate contracts
1,850
12
3
1,850
69
0
193,785
1,652
317
175,033
719
495
Designated as cash flow hedges:
Exchange rate contracts
19,220
350
271
18,343
500
378
Interest rate contracts
38,672
202
412
37,508
316
367
1
57,892
552
683
55,851
816
745
Total derivatives held for hedging
251,677
2,204
1,000
230,884
1,535
1,240
Derivative netting1
(857)
(857)
(1,058)
(1,058)
Total derivatives
341,548
2,089
1,012
266,336
870
687
1 Derivative netting excludes the effect of cash collateral, which is offset against the gross derivative position. The amount of cash collateral received that had been offset against the gross derivative assets was
£1,148m (2025: £827m) and the amount of cash collateral paid that had been offset against the gross derivative liabilities was £36m (2025: £23m).