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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-000824

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

5 March 2026

BEFORE:

RICHARD WRIGHT KC

BETWEEN:

THE KING on the application of
GSA

-v-

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and expedition

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY RICHARD WRIGHT KC SITTING AS A DEPUTY HIGH COURT JUDGE

  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 GSA.
    (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;
    (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. Interim relief and expedition:
    (a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on 11th March 2026.
    (b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 16th March 2026.
    (c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge as soon as possible thereafter.

Reasons

  1. Anonymity: The Claimant is an asylum seeker. There is evidence that naming the Claimant and/or members of his family will increase the risk they would face if returned to their country of origin. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.
  2. Interim relief and expedition: The Claimant applies for a mandatory order requiring the Defendant to supply him and his family with suitable accommodation forthwith pursuant to Sections 95 and 96 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service and response to the application for interim relief are required in order to determine the application.
  3. I accept that the application is urgent. The Defendant accepts that they owe the Claimant a duty to provide adequate accommodation and that the Claimant’s current accommodation is unsuitable. That is a position that has pertained over time without improvement. However, the Claimant and his family are not street homeless. Balancing these considerations a Judge should consider the application for interim relief with the benefit of the Defendant’s submissions in the timescales stated in the Order above.