Year ended 31 Dec 2016 £m			Half year to 30 June 2017 £m	Half year to 30 June 2016 £m
24.9		Current tax – charge for the period	15.3	12.6
2.2		Current tax – adjustments in respect of prior periods	–	–
(2.2)		Deferred tax	(0.7)	–
24.9			14.6	12.6

The rate of tax for the interim period is 25.1% (2016: 27.5%) of the profit before tax.