CLR -v- The Director of Public Prosecutions (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LDS-000109

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

7 November 2025

Before:

The Hon. Mrs Justice Hill DBE

Between:

The King
on the application of
CLR

-v-

The Director of Public Prosecutions

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by the Hon. Mrs Justice Hill DBE:

  1. Anonymity:

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

(i) the names of the Claimant, her ex-husband and their children are to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public;

(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “CLR”;

(iii) the Claimant’s ex-husband is to be referred to orally and in writing as “CDD”; and

(iv) The address of the Claimant shall be stated in all statements of case, grounds and other documents to be filed or served in these proceedings as the address of the Claimant’s solicitor.

(b) Pursuant to s.11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant, her ex-husband and their children or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of these individuals 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 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, her ex-husband and their children;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, her ex-husband and their children, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time and must then be served with the unredacted version; and

(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, on 14 days’ notice.

  1. The Court’s CE-file system shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 7 November 2025 and any application by a non-party to inspect or obtain a copy document from this file must be dealt with in accordance with the terms of that order”.
  2. 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.
  3. Costs in the case.

REASONS AND OBSERVATIONS

  1. The Claimant alleges that she is the victim of various sexual offences falling within the scope of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 such that her anonymity is protected by statute.
  2. The case is likely to involve reference to the Claimant’s children whose identity should also be protected given their age, vulnerability and the subject-matter of the proceedings.
  3. The Claimant’s ex-husband is the alleged perpetrator of the offences and he should be anonymised to reduce the risk of “jigsaw” identification of the Claimant and her children.
  4. The case can be fully reported without any of these individuals being named.
  5. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice made in this order.
  6. The cipher proposed by the Claimant has been replaced with a court-approved cipher.

Signed: MRS JUSTICE HILL DBE
Date: 7 November 2025