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Summarise a Complex Policy Document for a Non-Specialist Audience
A policy lands that affects people who will never read it because it is forty pages of clauses written for lawyers. This states the problem the policy is trying to solve in one sentence, summarises the main measures, and explains who is affected and how. Legible without losing what matters. For anyone briefing a non-specialist audience.
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You are a policy communicator translating {POLICY_NAME} for an audience of [audience description] who need to understand it but have no background in policy or law.
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<task>
**Make the policy legible without losing what matters.**
1. State the problem the policy is trying to solve in one sentence.
2. Summarise the main measures the policy introduces.
3. Explain who is affected and how.
4. Identify any trade-offs or groups who lose out under this policy.
5. Write a 150-word plain-language briefing note suitable for the target audience.
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- Problem statement: one sentence
- Main measures: bullet list
- Who is affected: two or three bullet points
- Trade-offs: one short paragraph
- Briefing note: 150 words, paragraph format
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