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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

AC-2026-LON-001589

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

On an application by the Claimant for urgent interim relief
Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

8 April 2026

Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice Farbey

Between:

HOO

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

  1. The Secretary of State shall by 4pm on Friday 10 April 2026 file and serve an Acknowledgement of Service, any summary grounds for resisting the claim and a response to the application for interim relief.
  1. Any reply by the Claimant to the Secretary of State’s case is to be filed and served by 4pm on Monday 13 April 2026.
  1. The application for permission to apply for judicial review and, if permission is granted, interim relief, shall be placed before a High Court Judge for consideration on the papers on Tuesday 14 April or Wednesday 15 April 2026.

Anonymity order

  1. UPON it appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary in order to protect the right to respect for private life of the Claimant, pursuant to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C of the Civil Procedure Rules
  1. The Claimant shall hereinafter be referred to in these proceedings as HOO (“the cipher”). There is to be substituted for all purposes in these proceedings in place of references to the Claimant by name, and whether orally or in writing, references to the cipher.
  1. Pursuant to s.11 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.
  1. Any person wishing to apply to vary or discharge this Order must make an Application to the Court, served on each party.

Reasons

Removal is scheduled for Friday 17 April 2026 such that the claim is not of the utmost urgency. It is fair and just for the Secretary of State to be given a short time to respond to the claim and to the application for a stay on removal. It is unrealistic to expect the court to direct that the Claimant be released from detention without seeking the Secretary of State’s views.