AD and RF -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case numbers: AC-2025-LON-003663
AC-2025-LON-004613

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court

9 June 2026

Before:

The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Lewis
and
The Hon. Mrs Justice Farbey

Between:

The King
On the application of
(1) AD
(2) RF
(Claimants)

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Defendant)

Order

UPON paragraph 1 of the Order of Mr Justice Kimblin dated 7 January 2026 (“the 7 January 2026 Order”) in the claims brought by Wilson Solicitors LLP challenging the Defendant’s policy titled “Nationality: good character requirement, Version 6.0” (“Good Character Policy v6”), varied by the Order of Mr Justice Kimblin dated 2 March 2026, granting permission to apply for judicial review and designating Lead Claims, namely CBW (AC-2025-LON- 001516), GUN (AC-2025-LON-003713), NEA (AC-2025-LON-004307) and HCH (AC-2025- LON-003714), for consideration of the lawfulness of the Good Character Policy v6;

AND UPON paragraph 2 of the 7 January 2026 Order staying the claims specified in Part B of the Schedule to that Order, including the claim of AD;

AND UPON the claim of RF being stayed by an Order sealed on 20 April 2026;

AND UPON the Claimants becoming aware on 1 May 2026 that the Defendant had published new policy guidance dated 30 April 2026, “Nationality: good character requirement, Version 7”;  

AND UPON the Defendant on 22 May 2026 confirming to the legal representatives of GUN, NEA and HCH that she was content to withdraw the reconsideration decisions maintaining the decision to refuse British citizenship to GUN, NEA and HCH, that the decisions will be withdrawn and that the applications would be considered afresh;

AND UPON the Defendant on 29 May 2026 indicating in her Skeleton Argument that she was content to withdraw both the initial decisions and the reconsideration decisions to refuse British citizenship to GUN, NEA and HCH and make fresh decisions in respect of them;

AND UPON AD and RF making a written application dated 3 June 2026 to be added as Lead Claims for the purposes of arguing the generic grounds concerning the lawfulness of Good Character Policy v6;

AND UPON hearing Mr David Chirico KC, Victoria Laughton and Catherine Robinson for the Claimants and Mr Edward Brown KC, Jack Anderson and Naomi Hart for the Defendant;

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. The application by AD and RF to be added as Lead Claims be refused. Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:
    (a) The Claimants’ names are to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public;
    (b) The Claimant in case AC-2025-LON-003663 is to be referred to orally and in writing as “AD”; and
    (c) The Claimant in case AC-2025-LON-004613 is to be referred to orally and in writing as “RF”.
  2. Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimants or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
  3. Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):
    a. the parties must within 14 days file a redacted copy of any statement of case filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants;
    b. if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time;
    c. unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
    d. Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.
  4. No order as to costs.

Dated 9 June 2026