GCM -v- Cambridgeshire County Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-LON-003089

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

3 July 2026

Before:

The Hon. Mrs Justice Brunner

Between:

The King
on the application of
GCM
(by his litigation friend, GLM)
(Claimant)

-v-

Cambridgeshire County Council
(Defendant)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for judicial review and interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY THE HON. MRS JUSTICE BRUNNER

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:

(i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and

(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as GCM. The Claimant’s litigation friend and mother is to be referred to as GLM.

(b) 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.

(c) 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;

(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;

(ii) 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.

  1. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service and response must be filed and served by 4pm on 10 July.

(b) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge immediately thereafter for determination of the interim relief application and further listing directions.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is a child with complex needs. The claim relies on personal medical information in which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) Abridgement of time: These papers came before me in the immediates list. The Claimant says that the Defendant is failing to comply with its duties to find a suitable secondary school place. The Claimant seeks interim relief by way of a mandatory order requiring a lawful EHCP, a secondary school to be identified and other matters.
I accept that there is an urgency to resolving this situation given that the current school year is about to end, and the new school year start in two months. However, I consider it necessary to have a response from the Defendant before any decision is made as to the appropriate next steps, which could include making the interim order as sought and/or listing a rolled-up hearing. Given the urgency, I have made directions to abridge time.

Signed: MRS JUSTICE BRUNNER
Date: 03/07/26