AK -v- Worcestershire County Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-BHM-000323

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

16 October 2025

Before:

His Honour Judge Rawlings

Between:

The King
on the application of
AK
(On the application of his litigation friend, BK)

-v-

Worcestershire County Council

Order

On an application by the Claimant for an order providing for his anonymity and for expedition of the Claim

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY HIS HONOUR JUDGE RAWLINGS

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:

(i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and

(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as AK and his litigation friend as BK.

(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.  

(c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):

(i) the parties must within 7 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 Claimant;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time;

(iii) 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.

  1. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm 30 October 2025.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm 7 November 2025.

(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge as soon as possible thereafter].

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is a vulnerable child. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) Abridgement of time/expedition: The Claim concerns the educational needs of a child with special educational needs, any delay in resolving the claim may have a very detrimental effect on the Claimant’s wellbeing and progress.

Signed: His Honour Judge Rawlings

Date: 16/10/25