CXD -v- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (anonymity order)
Claim number: M68YX141
In the County Court at Dudley
17 August 2026
Before:
His Honour Judge Grimshaw
Between:
CXD
(by her Litigation Friend, The Official Solicitor)
(Claimant)
-v-
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
(Defendant)
Order
Before His Honour Judge Grimshaw sitting at the County Court at Dudley, Sitting At Walsall Hearing Centre, Bridge House, Bridge Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1JQ.
AND UPON the application notice dated 2 April 2025
AND UPON the Court noting the Order of District Judge Cockayne, dated 14 May 2026
UPON CONSIDERING the protective nature of the approval jurisdiction pursuant to r.21.10 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
AND UPON CONSIDERING the Article 8 rights of the Claimant to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to the Claimant and their family, as well as considering s. 1(1) Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992.
AND UPON CONSIDERING the importance of open justice and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression
AND UPON THE COURT CONCLUDING that non-disclosure of the Claimant’s identity is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the Claimant’s interests
AND UPON THE COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order
AND UPON the Defendant adopting a neutral stance to the application
IT IS ORDERED THAT
- The name of the Claimant, the Claimant’s parents, sibling and maternal uncle are to be withheld in the statements of case, and in any judgments and orders in this claim, and for those purposes:
(i) The Claimant shall be referred to as CXD;
(ii) The Claimant’s mother shall be referred to as YXH;
(iii) The Claimant’s step-father shall be referred to as PXS;
(iv) The Claimant’s sibling shall be referred to as SXD;
(v) The Claimant’s maternal uncle shall be referred to as KXH.
- The Claimant’s address on the claim form shall be substituted by the Claimant’s solicitor’s address.
- No report, whether oral or in writing, or other communication in whatever form (including internet or social media) addressed to the public at large or any section of the public, of or concerning this claim which is published from the date of this order may include:
(a) The name or address of the Claimant;
(b) The name or address of the Claimant’s parents, sibling or maternal uncle; or
(c) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, Claimant’s parents, sibling or maternal uncle;
- Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.
- Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D:
(i) A person who is not a party to the proceedings may not obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the Court records unless the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 above.
(ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(2)) for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor unless the court orders otherwise.
- The Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above by 4pm on 11 September 2026.
- The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 14 August 2026 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.”
- Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or set aside this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor.
- This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the Claimant and/or other persons for whose benefit the order is made (whichever is the latter) and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
- Pursuant CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales (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.
Dated 14 August 2026