GFF -v- The Independent Appeals Panel of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-LON-003078

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

16 March 2026

Before:

Andrew Kinnier KC

Between:

The King on the application of
GFF

-v-

The Independent Appeals Panel of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

and

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
(Interested party)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for an anonymity order and permission to bring a claim for judicial review

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY ANDREW KINNIER K.C.
(Sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)

  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 name of the Claimant, her husband and her two daughters are 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 “GFF”; her husband shall he referred to as “GWP”; her daughter who is the subject of the challenged decision shall be referred to as “GLM” and her elder daughter shall be referred to as “GSC”.
    (b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant, her daughters or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or her daughters 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, her husband or her daughters;
    (ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, her husband or her daughters, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time;
    (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.
  2. Acknowledgements of Service:
    (a) The Acknowledgements of Service of the Defendant and the Interested Party (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on 23 March 2026.
    (b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 30 March 2026.
    (c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge as soon as possible thereafter.

Reasons

  1. Anonymity: The claim concerns the placement of the Claimant’s younger daughter at a primary school. The background requires reference to the personal medical information concerning the Claimant’s elder daughter. Both daughters are under 18 years of age and so they should be anonymised. To avoid identification of their daughters, the identities of the Claimant and her husband should be also anonymised. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.
  2. Acknowledgements of Service: neither the Defendant nor the Interested Party have filed and served an Acknowledgement of Service although the certificate of service was filed on 18 September 2025. To allow the court to have the benefit of any submissions they may wish to make and to give them a final opportunity for them to do so, the direction is made for service by 23 March 2026. Absent any Acknowledgements of Service, the court will proceed to consider permission thereafter.