ADM -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtCivilHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2024-LON-003917

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

28 November 2024

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Linden

Between:

The King
on the application of
ADM

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an application by the Claimant dated 27 November 2024 for directions, interim relief and an anonymity order

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by the Honourable Mr Justice Linden

  1. By 1pm on Wednesday 4 December 2024 the Defendant will file and serve a written response to the Claimant’s application for interim relief and an anonymity order, including any evidence on which she relies. The response will give details of the steps which have been taken to identify and provide suitable accommodation to the Claimant and why those steps have not been effective, and explain when it is anticipated that such accommodation will be made available to her.
  2. By 4.30pm on Monday 9 December 2024, the parties will file and serve their skeleton arguments for the hearing at paragraph 3 below, together with agreed bundles of materials and authorities prepared in accordance with the relevant guidance.
  3. Thereafter, the Claimant’s application will be listed for a hearing notice in the week commencing 9 December 2024 if reasonably practicable, with a time estimate of 2 hours.
  4. Liberty to apply.
  5. Pending the hearing referred to at paragraph 3, above or further order:
    (a.) pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4) no-one may publish in any newspaper, broadcast, social media or other media any name, address, image or other information tending to identify the claimant as party to these proceedings.
    (b.) In any publication, broadcast, social media or other media relating to these proceedings, the claimant shall be known by the letters ADM.
    (c.) Pursuant to CPR Rule 5.4C a person who is not a party to these proceedings may only obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment, order or other document from the court records if the document has been anonymised such that: (a) The claimant is referred to as ADM. (b) The address of the claimant has been deleted.
    (d.) Insofar as any statement of case, judgment, order or other document to which anyone might have access pursuant to CPR Rule 5.4A-D has not been anonymised in accordance with paragraph 5(c) above, the claimant has permission to file with the court an anonymised copy of that document, which is to be treated for all purposes as being in substitution for the relevant original, with the original being retained by the court in a sealed envelope marked “not to be opened without the permission of a Judge or Master of the King’s Bench Division”.
    (e.) Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the court for an order setting aside, varying or discharging paragraphs 5(a)-(d) of this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 working days’ notice to the Claimant.

Reasons

  1. It appears to have been common ground, since 5 September 2024, that the Claimant should be provided with different accommodation. The problem is that there has been a delay in providing it. There is clearly a degree of urgency not least given that the Claimant is pregnant and expected to give birth in early January 2025.

Signed:
Mr Justice Linden
28 November 2024