Notes to the financial statements
22 Provisions
| Group Onerous leases £m |
Group Restructuring and disposal provisions £m |
Group Long service awards £m |
Group Total £m |
Company Onerous leases £m |
Company Disposal provisions £m |
Company Total £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 25 March 2007 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 83 | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Charge to income statement | |||||||
| - Additional provisions | 10 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| - Unused amounts reversed | (4) | – | – | (4) | (2) | – | (2) |
| Utilisation of provision | (13) | (2) | – | (15) | (1) | – | (1) |
| Transfer to retirement benefit obligations (note 31) | – | (2) | – | (2) | – | – | – |
| Amortisation of discount | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| At 22 March 2008 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 73 | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| Group 2008 £m |
Group 2007 £m |
Company 2008 £m |
Company 2007 £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed as: | ||||
| Current | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| Non-current | 63 | 69 | 27 | 30 |
| 73 | 83 | 29 | 32 |
The onerous lease provision covers residual lease commitments of up to an average of 30 years (2007: 27 years), after allowance for existing or anticipated sublet rental income.
The restructuring and disposal provisions relate to indemnities arising from the disposal of subsidiaries, the timing of utilisation of which is uncertain.
Long service awards are accrued over the period the service is provided by the employee.