Exhibit 15.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board
of Directors Barclays PLC:
We consent to the incorporation
by reference in the registration statement (No: 333-223156)
on Form F-3
and in the registration statements
(Nos:
333
-225082,
333-216361,
333-195098, 333
-183110,
333
-173899, 333
-167232 and 333
-153723)
on Form S-8
of Barclays PLC of our report dated
February
12, 2020,
with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Barclays PLC as of December
31, 2019
and 2018, and the related
consolidated income statements, statements of comprehensive
income, statements
of changes in equity, and
cash flow statements for each of the
years in the three-year period
ended December
31, 2019, and the related notes and specific disclosures described in Note 1 to the consolidated
financial statements as being part of the consolidated financial statements, and the effectiveness
of internal control over
financial reporting as of
December 31,
2019,
which report appears in the December 31,
2019
Annual Report on Form 20
-F
of Barclays PLC.
Our report
refers to a change in accounting for financial instruments in 2018
due to the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standard
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/s/ KPMG LLP
London, United Kingdom