Plain English Campaign

We’ve edited, rewritten, clarified and Crystal-Mark approved over 23,000 documents worldwide since 1979.

Editing and proofreading services

Transform and clarify your documents with our editing services.

Training

Learn plain English principles where you are or at a venue near you.

Accreditation

Crystal Mark, Internet Crystal Mark, Approved by, Book Mark and Honesty Mark – find out which seal of excellence you need and why.

Corporate Membership

Become a Plain English Campaign corporate member - save money and carry our logo on your documents.

Copywriting and consultation services

Our copywriting service, and our one-to-one consultation, which can resolve your editing, training or website issues in one brief session.

Campaigning

Our annual award winners, past campaigns and examples of communication at its worst.

Plain English tools

2019 open courses

Last few places remaining on 27 February 2019 plain English open course in Manchester. Receive a £50 discount off each place.

You will also receive a free online ‘Grammarcheck’ course worth £100 + VAT with each booking.

Phone 01663 744 409 and ask for Terri, or email her at info@plainenglish.co.uk.

Translation service

We can translate your simple document from one of six languages into plain English.

Latest news:-

2018 Awards

It's time for this year's Plain English Campaign award winners.

It's been a mixed year for clear communication, but as usual, there are plenty of things to cheer, as well as jeer.

Christmas closing

We will be closing for the Christmas break from 4 pm 21 December 2018 and opening again at 9am 2 January 2019.

GDPR help for small businesses

From May small businesses will need to be GDPR-ready. What does this mean?

The way companies communicate with their users, and how they handle and process the information they hold about their users, will soon need to change. This is so all company practice falls in line with new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) guidelines. The guidelines are EU-led, but identical guidelines will almost certainly be written into post-Brexit UK legislation.

GDPR - are you ready?

You’re probably aware of the upcoming GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) deadline (and if you’re not, you really should be). But will how you hold, share and use information be fit for purpose once that deadline has passed?

Child-friendly Facebook Terms and Conditions

The children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has produced ‘child-friendly’ plain English versions of Facebook’s terms and conditions.

We’ve often highlighted the need to simplify online terms and conditions on platforms such as Instagram and YouTube. Many users of those sites probably still don’t realize how their images and footage might be used once posted online.

The Internet Crystal Mark – why you need one

A website that puts obstacles in front of its audience is not doing its job properly. Get rid of any on your website, and get our Crystal Mark accreditation to boot.

Obviously, easy-to-understand text is very important. But what if that text is badly laid out, difficult to read or hard to find?