Previous winners
Here is a list of previous Plain English award winners.
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Communications for Housing for 'Boston Mayflower Home handbook'
IFA Promotion Limited for 'Financial advice. The buzzword is independent.'
Jorvik Medical Practice for 'Keeping your heart healthy'
NHS National Blood Service for 'Children receiving a blood transfusion. A parents' guide.'
Transport for London for 'Out and About in London - my guide'
Valuation Office Agency for 'Summary valuation' advert
Age Concern Scotland for a series of factsheets for elderly people
Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge for a series of publicity and information leaflets
Dudley Zoological Gardens for their annual review
Haynes Publishing for 'Cancer, Any Age, Any Time'
Lekker Design for two practice leaflets
Nomad Housing Group for their tenants' handbook
Sherforce for three information leaflets
Age Concern Scotland for a series of factsheets for elderly people
Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge for a series of publicity and information leaflets
Dudley Zoological Gardens for their annual review
Haynes Publishing for 'Cancer, Any Age, Any Time'
Lekker Design for two practice leaflets
Nomad Housing Group for their tenants' handbook
Sherforce for three information leaflets
Alzheimer Scotland for 'Getting help from your doctor'
Meningitis Trust for 'Meningitis support services'
National Osteoporosis Society for 'Osteoporosis ? Are you at risk?' and 'Osteoporosis in Men'
Newcastle New Deal for Communities for 'New Deal News' magazine
Stop it now! UK and Ireland for 'What we all need to know to protect our children' and 'Child's play? Preventing abuse among children & young people'
Wolverhampton City Council for a set of guides for carers and people with learning difficulties
Department of Health for 'Keep Warm Keep Well'
Help the Aged for four leaflets
London Borough of Ealing (Cemetries Office) for 'Ealing Bereavement Service Information Pack'
MENCAP for four booklets
Newcastle City Council (Social Services Directorate) for 'Ever thought of adoption?' and 'Adoption for Newcastle - Our children need your family'
Redhouse Lane for 'The Boater's Handbook'
RNID for a series of leaflets for deaf and hard of hearing people
Social Security Agency for three booklets
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Camden Social Services for 'Opportunities for older people'
Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust for 'Inpatient information booklet'
Inland Revenue for 'Starting up in Business'
Legal & General Assurance Limited for 'Your choice of pension' and 'Helping you to understand your Personal Retirement Pension Plan'
NHS Pensions Agency for 'Pensions on divorce'
UK Detention Services Limited for 'A rough guide to Forest Bank'
Winston's Wish for 'As Big as it Gets' and 'Beyond the Rough Rock'
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BBC Learning Support for 'fighting FAT - fighting FIT'
Channel Four Television for 'When somebody dies'
Diabetes UK for 'Would you know if you had diabetes?'
Edinburgh City Council for 'Lead in water - advice to property owners and residents'
Exchange Health Information for 'The Safer Injecting Handbook'
National Blood Service for 'Feeling Faint' and 'Your questions about Blood Transfusion answered'
Royal National Institute for Deaf People for 'Age-related hearing loss'
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust for a series of patient information leaflets
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Canterbury City Council for Your Council Reports (annual report 1998)
Homefirst Community Trust for First People - staff magazine, issue 11
The Scottish Arts Council for National Lottery film production guidelines
Norah Fry Research Centre for Plain Facts - magazine issues 13 and 14
KeyMed (Medical and Industrial Instruments) Limited for their 'Having a flexible cytoscopy' leaflet
Department of Health for their 'Antibiotics - Don't wear me out' leaflet
The Home Office for 'There's more to the Millennium Bug than fixing machines' (civil protection leaflet)
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BBC and Macmillan Cancer Relief for 'Cancer and You - for people with cancer and those who care'
Greater Manchester Low Pay Unit for 'Having a Baby - your rights at work'
Belfast City Council for 'Litter in Belfast' and 'Waste & Recycling in Belfast'
The Office for Electricity Regulation for 'How does electricity competition affect you'
The Legal Aid Board for 'A Practical Guide to Legal Aid'
The Benefits Agency for 'What to do after a death in England and Wales'
The Stroke Association for 'Sex after stroke illness'
Cornwall County Council for 'Help for people with a learning disability'
Shelter for 'Annual Report 1997/98'
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The Basic Skills Agency
The European Year Against Racism
Reckitt and Colman
The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust
The World Cancer Research Fund
Salford Royal Hospital NHS Trust
Help the Aged
MIND
The National Information Forum
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The British Red Cross
North Derbyshire Health
The National Dairy Council
The Association of Civil Enforcement Agencies
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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British Heart Foundation for its booklet 'Looking Forward'
Metropolitan Police for its booklet 'Stay Safe'
Imperial Cancer Fund for its leaflet 'Completing the jigsaw'
Department of Health for its booklet 'How to use your hearing aid'
The Advisory and Arbitration Service (ACAS) for its booklet 'The role of ACAS'
National Asthma Campaign for its booklet 'Confidence with Asthma'
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Mencap for its newsletter 'Making the most of life'
The Portman Group for its booklet 'Finding out about drinking alcohol'
Yorkshire Building Society for its leaflet 'Where can you go for mortgages, savings and so much more?'
Tarmac for its booklet 'It's safe in our hands'
The Royal National Institute for the Blind for its brochure 'Seeing it our way'
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Inland Revenue for its leaflet 'Are you paying too much tax on your savings?'
British Lung Foundation for its leaflets 'The Facts'
Employment Service for its 'Jobseeker's Charter'
Withington Hospital (Manchester) for its leaflet 'Information for Patients having ERCP'
Metropolitan Police Service for its leaflets 'Our performance' and 'Advice for Victims of Sexual Assault'
Sheffield City Council for its 'Claim form for Council Benefits'
Help the Aged for its booklet 'Better Hearing'
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Hastings and Rother NHS Trust for its leaflet 'Pocket Full of Facts for Men'
The Companies Registry for its booklet '10 Excuses for not filing Company Accounts - and what Companies House thinks of them'
Lord Chancellor's Department for four notices about Preliminary Arbitration Appointments and Arbitration Hearings
Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals for its leaflet 'The Menopause or the Change of Life'
The Inland Revenue for its booklet 'Income Tax and School Leavers'Northumbria Motor Services for 'The Better Bus Book'The Employment Service for its booklet 'Just for the record', and two of its leaflets about 'PACT, your local Placing, Assessment and Counselling Team'
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Department of Trade and Industry for its brochure 'Brussels can you hear me?'
Department of Social Security for its claim pack and information sheets 'Disability Working Allowance'
Employment Service for its leaflet 'Helping you back to work'
Hastings Health Authority for its booklet 'Stress Busters'
Inland Revenue for its 'Income Tax and Young People' education pack its leaflet 'You and the Inland Revenue'
London Lighthouse for its leaflet 'Introduction to London Lighthouse'
Lord Chancellor's Department for its default Summons FormMidland Bank for its brochure 'Business Banking Charter'
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The Department of Social Security for its 'Attendance Allowance' pack
The Employment Service for their information pack for people with disabilities
HM Customs & Excise for its leaflet 'The Customs Allowance'
Welwyn Hatfield Council for their 'Housing Matters Handbook'
The Department of National Savings for its document 'Writing plain English in National Savings'The Inland Revenue for its PAYE form P161 'Getting a pension for the first time'
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The Department of Social Security
The Department of Trade and Industry
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Southampton Health Education Service
The Inland Revenue
The Department of Employment
Family Planning Information Service
National Pharmaceutical Association
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HM Customs & Excise for its notice 'Beer Duty'
Department for National Savings for its form 'Report of a lost or stolen bank book'
Hastings Health Authority with Rother District Council for its booklet 'Home Safety'
The British Digestive Foundation for a series of 12 booklets about gastrointestinal disorders
The Employment Service for a series of booklets about employing people with disabilities
British Gas for its booklets 'Advice for Disabled People' and 'Advice for Senior Citizens'Association of British Insurers for its booklet 'About insurance - some key facts'
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Department of Employment for its fact sheet 'Taking someone on?'
Inland Revenue for 'An Employer's Guide to Pay As You Earn'
The National Association for Mental Health (MIND) for its fact sheets on mental health
British Medical Association for its booklet 'AIDS and You'
Provincial Insurance plc for 'The Little Blue Book'ACAS for its handbook 'Employing people'
National Westminster Bank for its booklet 'NatWest at Your Service ~ Your Account Guide'London Borough of Hackney for its three housing benefit guides
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The Department of Health and Social Security for its leaflet 'Help with the cost of glasses'
Department of Employment for its documents 'Action for Jobs', and 'Small Businesses: a guide to employment legislation'
Chest, Heart & Stroke Association for its booklet 'Stroke'
Health Education Council for its leaflet 'Save a Life'
City of Westminster for one of its public notices
Midland Bank for its booklet 'Building a Successful Business'London & Edinburgh Insurance Co Ltd for its motor policy
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Lombard North Central for its conditional sale agreement
The Health Education Council for one of its guides
The Department of Health and Social Security for its forms 'A365' and 'A367'
The Children's Legal Centre for its booklet 'Going to Court - a young person's guide to the juvenile court'
Southdown Buses for its bus timetable
Midland Bank for its booklet 'Savings and Investments in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man'HM Customs & Excise for its leaflet 'Visits by VAT Officers'
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The Inland Revenue for its leaflet 'Thinking of taking someone on?'
The Cancer Research Campaign for its leaflet 'Action against Cancer'
The Central Office of Information for its leaflet 'Get it right before you go' and its booklet 'Help for Exporters'
BUPA for its claim form and booklet 'Information for patients'Manpower Services Commission for its application form 'A firm start'
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The Home Office for its form and guide 'Application for naturalisation as a British Citizen'The Department of Health and Social Security for its form 'B1'
The Inland Revenue for its form and guide 'P1'
City of Bristol for its planning application form and guide
Provincial Insurance for its home cover policyMerseyside Improved Houses for its 'Grouped Housing Tenants Handbook'
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Rugby Borough Council for one of its tenancy agreements
HM Customs & Excise for its booklet explaining VAT to small traders
TSB Trust Company Limited for its home contents insurance policy
Yorkshire-General for one of its life assurance policies
Midland Bank for one of its bank account bookletsMencap for one of its leaflets explaining mental handicap
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Merseyside Improved Houses for its housing application form
The Department of Health and Social Security for its family income supplement form and leaflet
London Borough of Southwark for its rent and rate rebate form
The Clocktower Association, Bristol for its information pack about pregnancy
The National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital for its leaflet 'Coming into hospital'
Thames Water for its booklet 'River Management'
HM Customs & Excise for its guide 'Filling in your VAT return'British Gas for its booklet 'Help yourself to gas safety'
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General Accident Limited for its motor insurance policy
Health Education Council for its booklet 'The loss of your baby'
Commission for Local Administration for its booklet 'Your local Ombudsman'
The Department of Health and Social Security for its leaflet 'NHS dental treatment'
Provincial Building Society for a series of 10 bookletsBradford District Libraries for three of its leaflets
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