CKS and others -v- Secretary of State for Education (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-003151

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

In the matter of an application for permission
to apply for judicial review

22 September 2025

Before:

Mrs Justice Hill

Between:

The King
on the application of

(1) CKS
(a child, by her mother and litigation friend CLE)

(2) CLV
(a child, by his mother and litigation friend CLE)

(3) CLG
(a child, by his mother and litigation friend CEA)

-v-

Secretary of State for Education

Order

BEFORE MRS JUSTICE HILL

UPON READING the documents filed by the Claimant

AND PURSUANT TO section 6(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 taken with articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, CPR rr 5.4C(4) and 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction

AND UPON the Court being satisfied it is necessary to make an anonymity order in the terms below

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. The names of the Claimants, their parents and their schools are to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public.
  2. There be substituted for all purposes in these proceedings, including on the Court’s Register of Claims, and whether orally or in writing:

(i) In place of references to the First Claimant’s name, references to CKS;
(ii) In place of references to the Second Claimant’s name, references to CLV;
(iii) In place of references to the Third Claimant’s name, references to CLG;
(iv) In place of references to the First and Second Claimants’ Litigation Friend’s name, references to CLE;
(v) In place of references to the Third Claimant’s Litigation Friend’s name, references to CEA;
(vi) In place of references to the First Claimant’s school, references to CLH;
(vii) In place of references to the Second Claimant’s school, references to CLK; and
(viii) In place of references to the Third Claimant’s school, references to CUW.

  1. To the extent necessary to prevent the identification of the Claimants, other references, whether to persons, places or otherwise, be adjusted appropriately, with permission to the parties to apply in default of agreement as to the manner of any such adjustment.
  2. Pursuant to s.11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant, her parents or her siblings concerned in this litigation or of any matter likely to lead to their identification in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
  3. 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; and

(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.

  1. In respect of a non-party:

(i) A non-party may not obtain or inspect any document from the Court records, pursuant to CPR 5.4A-D or otherwise, without further order of the Court;

(ii) Any non-party wishing to obtain or inspect any document from the Court records pursuant to CPR 5.4A-D must apply for permission to do so; and

(iii) If and insofar as permission is granted to a non-party to obtain any document or inspect any document from the Court records, that document must be edited/adjusted in accordance with the above paragraphs of this order.

  1. Any party affected by this Order may apply on notice to vary or set aside the relevant parts of the Order.
  2. The costs of obtaining this Order shall be costs in the case.
  3. Pursuant to CPR 39.2(5) and the Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice (www.judiciary.uk). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.

Reasons

(1) The Claimants are young children, one of whom is disabled, and includes sensitive information about their financial and religious circumstances.

(2) Having considered the Article 8 rights of the children and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression, as well as the open justice principle, I am satisfied that (i) non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimants, their parents as their Litigation Friends and their schools is strictly necessary in order to secure the proper administration of justice and protect the interests of the Claimants; and (ii) there is no countervailing public interest in disclosure of their identity to justify interfering with their Article 8 rights.

Mrs Justice Hill

Dated 22nd September 2025