HXA -v- Nottingham City Care Partnership and another (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: N80SE003

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Sheffield District Registry

9 April 2026

Before:

District Judge Batchelor
sitting at Sheffield District Registry

Between:

HXA
(a child proceeding by father/LF, UZA)
(Claimant)

-v-

(1) Nottingham City Care Partnership CIC
(2) Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
(Defendants)

Order

Before District Judge Batchelor sitting at Sheffield District Registry, The Law Courts, 50 West Bar, Sheffield, S3 8PH.

UPON the Claimant’s application dated 9 April 2026.

UPON CONSIDERING the protective nature of the approval jurisditction pursuant to r.21.10 of the Civil Proceudre Rules 1998.

AND UPON CONSDERING the Article 8 rights of the Claimant to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that idetification may cause to the Claimant.

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 identify is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the Claimant’s intrests.

AND UPON THE COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a report restriction order.

AND UPON the Defendant adopting a position of neutrality and there being no representations from the press or any other interested party.

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. The name of the Claimant and her parents 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 HXA.
    ii) The Litigation Friend shall be reffered to as UZA.
    iii) The Claimant’s mother shall be reffered to as SYK.
  2. The Claimant’s address on the Claim Form shall be substitued by the Claimant’s solicitors address.
  3. No report, whether 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, ofor 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.
    c. Any particulars likeley to lead to the identication of the Claimant or the Claimant’s parents.
    d. Any image or likenss of the Claimant or the Claimant’s parents.
  4. Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.
  5. 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 statment of case, judgment or order from the Court records unless the statment of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with subparagraphs 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 permisson to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be at least 7 days‘ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy unless the court orders otherwise.
  6. The Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statments of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above within 21 days of the date of this Order.
  7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 9 April 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.”
  8. Any intrested party, whether or not party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to varyor set aside this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days‘ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
  9. This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the Claimant and its provisions shall have noeffect from that time.
  10. 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 Juducial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
  11. The Costs of obtaining this Order be costs in the case.

Dated 16 April 2026