Plain English awards 1980-1990

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