CDS -v- Slough Borough Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-LON-003273

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

10 February 2026

Before:

HHJ Marquand

Between:

THE KING on the application of
CDS (a child supported by his litigation friend CDN)

-v-

SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Order

UPON the parties having reached terms of compromise on the this claim for judicial review

AND UPON the Court considering the Note of Settlement dated 13 October 2025 signed by both parties and the Defendant agreeing to arrange all of the Claimant’s special educational needs provision within 5 weeks of the date of this order and the Claimant agreeing to withdraw the application.

AND FURTHER UPON the application for an order to anonymise the claimant

ORDER BY HHJ Marquand (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)

  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 and that of his litigation friend are 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 CDS and the litigation friend as CDN.
    (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.
  2. Approval:
    (a) The court approves the settlement reached between the parties under CPR 21.10 as set out in paragraphs (b) and (c) below.
    (b) The Claim for judicial review is withdrawn.
    (c) The Defendant will pay the Claimant’s legal costs of £10,000 (+ VAT) to be paid within 14 days from the date of this order.

Reasons

  1. Anonymity: The claimant is a child and the claim relies on personal medical information in which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.
  2. Settlement: The child’s needs are protected and the parties agree.