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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-LON-003097

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

15 September 2025

Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang DBE

Between:

The King
on the application of
CHF

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department
(HO Refs: DIC/7977583, KIU/5300002, AIC/7978433)

Order

On the Claimant’s application for an anonymity order, urgent consideration, directions and interim relief;
Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant; Order by the Honourable Mrs Justice Lang DBE

  1. Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR 39.2(4):
    (a) The name of the Claimant is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public.
    (b) The Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “CHF”.
  2. Pursuant to section 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.
  3. Pursuant to CPR 5.4C:
    (a) Within 7 days of the date of service of this order, the parties must file and serve a redacted copy of any statement of case already filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant;
    (b) 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 and must then be served with the unredacted version;
    (c) Unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non- party may obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
  4. The Defendant’s Acknowledgment of Service and Summary Grounds of Resistance, including a response to the application for interim relief, must be filed and served no more than 7 days after the date of service of the claim form and supporting documents.
  5. The Defendant must file and serve an indexed and paginated bundle of all relevant documents in its possession or control relating to the Claimant which are not already included in the Claimant’s bundle, more than 7 days after the date of service of the claim form and supporting documents.
  6. Any Reply from the Claimant must be filed and served no more than 5 days after service of documents by the Defendant pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 above.
  7. The papers are to be referred to a Judge for a decision whether to grant permission to apply for judicial review and interim relief as soon as possible thereafter.
  8. Liberty to apply to vary or discharge this order on 2 days notice to the other party.
  9. Costs reserved.

Reasons

  1. I have granted an anonymity order. The Claimant is an asylum seeker who claims to be at risk. In the circumstances, a departure from the general principle of open justice is justified.
  2. The Claimant, his wife and young child are Indian nationals who arrived in the UK in 2017 and overstayed. They applied for asylum in about 2023.
  3. The Claimant seeks to challenge the Defendant’s failure to provide accommodation under section 95(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and the Asylum Support Regulations 2000. The Claimant is in receipt of support from the Defendant, but not accommodation.
  4. The Claimant has been renting shared private sector accommodation but is no longer able to afford the rent. They have been given notice to quit by 14 September 2025. The landlord has refused to supply them with a letter confirming the notice to quit.
  5. The Defendant has failed to respond to pre-action correspondence.
  6. In view of the fact that the family is either homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless, I have abridged time for the Defendant’s Acknowledgment of Service and provided for expedited consideration of the application for interim relief and permission to apply for judicial review. It is not appropriate for the Court to grant interim relief without first hearing from the Defendant.

Signed: Mrs Justice Lang
Dated: 15 September 2025