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Plain English award winners

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2008

  • Wellbeing of Women for 'Discovering more to life'
  • Child Death Helpline for 'The Child Death Helpline' leaflet
  • Independent Age for 'The help I need without the fuss'
  • Hearing Concern for 'Lipreading – an aid to communication'
  • Cancer Research UK for 'Preventing cervical cancer'
  • Help the Aged for 'Preventing accidents in your home'

2007

  • Chancery Group for the 'Cephalon employee benefits' booklet
  • Alistair Macintosh, Huart Tai Huang and Geoffrey Holden FRICS for 'A guide to surveyors' jargon'
  • The Prostate Cancer Charity for two information booklets
  • CO-Awareness for the 'Carbon Monoxide Poisoning' leaflet
  • Stockport Women's Aid for their 'Advice booklet'
  • Liverpool Housing Trust for their 'Pictorial Tenancy Agreement'

2006

  • The Essential Business Guide Ltd for 'the Essential Business Guide'
  • World Cancer Research Fund for 'Breast Awareness Check Card'
  • Helena Housing for 'Residents Handbook - A guide to living in your home'
  • Department for Social Development for Omagh District Council Area - Directory of Services for Older People September 2005'
  • ASDA for product recall notice for carbon steel hand axe
  • National Osteoporosis Society for 'Living with Osteoporosis - coping after broken bones'

2005

  • 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

 

2004

  • 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

 

2004

  • 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

2003

  • 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

2002

  • 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

2001

  • 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'

2000

  • 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

1999

  • 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)

1998

  • 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'

1997

  • 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

1996

  • The British Red Cross
  • North Derbyshire Health
  • The National Dairy Council
  • The Association of Civil Enforcement Agencies
  • The Royal College of Psychiatrists

1995

  • 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'

1994

  • 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'

1993

  • 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'

1992

  • 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'

1991

  • 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 Form
  • Midland Bank for its brochure 'Business Banking Charter'

1990

  • 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'

1989

  • 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

1988

  • 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'

1987

  • 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

1986

  • 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

1985

  • 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'

1984

  • 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'

1983

  • 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 policy
  • Merseyside Improved Houses for its 'Grouped Housing Tenants Handbook'

1982

  • 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 booklets
  • Mencap for one of its leaflets explaining mental handicap

1981

  • 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'

1980

  • 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 booklets
  • Bradford District Libraries for three of its leaflets

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