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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case study: AC-2025-LDS-000261

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

15 December 2025

Before:

His Honour Judge Saffman,
sitting in retirement as a Judge of the High Court

Between:

The King
on the application of
CLI

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

ORDER by His Honour Judge Saffman sitting in retirement as a Judge of the High Court:

1 Anonymity

Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:

  1. The Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public.
  2. The Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “CLI”.
  3. 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.
  4. For the purposes of this order:
    a. “Publication” includes any speech, writing, broadcast, or other communication in whatever form (including internet and social media) which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public
    b. “Publication” also includes any further publication (as defined above) from the date of this order, even if such information has been derived from a previous stage or stages of these proceedings
    c. “Matters likely to lead to the identification of the claimant” include, not only the name and address of the claimant, but that of other immediate family members or any details (including other names, addresses or a specific combination of facts, including those set out in the claimants N244 application of 11 December 2025) that could lead to the identification of the claimant in these proceedings.
  5. The claimant’s application to make the redactions identified in the N244 application of 11 December 2025 is granted.
  6. The claimant must within 21 days file and serve the documents previously filed and served redacted in accordance with paragraph 5 above and shall refile any amended statement of case within 21 days of such amendments being approved.
  7. 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.
  8. Unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party may obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
  9. The claimant’s solicitors shall be given not less than 7 days notice of any application by a person who is not a party to the proceedings for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication on the court file.
  10. Pursuant to the Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity orders issued by the Master of the Rolls dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this order shall be published on the Judicial website of the High Court of Justice. For that purpose a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the judicial office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk
  11. Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, on not less than 24 hours notice served on each party.

2 Interim relief:

(a) By 4.00pm on the date which is 5 clear days after the date of service of this order the Defendant shall file and serve a response to the application for interim relief

(b) The claimant may file and serve a reply by 4.00pm on the date which is 3 clear days after service of the response.

3 Abridgement of time and expedition

(c) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served at the same time as the response to the application for interim relief referred to in paragraph 2(a) above.

(d) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served at the same time as the reply referred to in paragraph 2(b) above.

(2) The papers are to be referred to a judge/judge for a decision whether to grant interim relief and/or permission to apply for judicial review as soon as possible thereafter.

(3) Any party affected by this order may apply to vary or discharge it provided that such application is made and served no later than 48 hours after the date of service of this order.

REASONS

Anonymity:

  1. The court is conscious of the principle that an anonymity order is exceptional because it is a fundamental precept that the administration of justice takes place in public. An anonymity order is a derogation from the principle of open justice.
  2. The court is further conscious of the fact that an anonymity order ought not to be made merely because the parties’ consent to it.
  3. In this case an anonymity order is appropriate because it is necessary to protect the interests of a person who is the victim of trafficking and the asserted risk of re-trafficking if he is identified. Furthermore, in light of the nature of the additional evidence relating to his mental and physical health, I am satisfied that there are compelling reasons for derogation from the principle of open justice.

Interim relief and abridgment of time.

  1. The claimant seeks an interim order for a lawful assessment of accommodation needs and the provision to the claimant of adequate and suitable accommodation from which he can continue to access therapy appointments.
  2. I bear in mind the claimant’s current health problems and the alleged state of his current accommodation. However, just as was found to be the case in an earlier, similar application under case AC-2025-LDS-000174, this is a complex case in which the court would benefit from a response by the defendant and the interests of justice require that the defendant be given the opportunity to provide this.
  3. However, in view of the medical evidence and the apparent state of the claimant’s current accommodation it is in the interest of justice that time limits be expedited.

Dated 15th December 2025