INE -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)
Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order
Case number: AC-2026-LON-001895
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court
In the matter of an application for judicial review
23 April 2026
Before:
The Hon. Mrs Justice Dias
Between:
The King
on the application of
INE
-v-
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Order
On an application by the Claimant filed on 23 April 2026 for permission to apply for judicial review, interim relief and urgent consideration
Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant, including the Claim Form, Statement of Facts and Grounds and supporting material
ORDER BY THE HON. MRS JUSTICE DIAS
- Anonymity: Until further order of the Court:
(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 INE.
(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.
- The Defendant shall conduct a lawful reconsideration of the Claimant’s detention within 96 hours, applying the relevant statutory and policy framework.
- The Defendant shall be restrained from removing the Claimant from the United Kingdom pending further order.
- Abridgement of time and expedition:
(a) The Defendant shall file and serve an Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) by 4pm on 30 April 2026 together with all records informing the decision in its Negative Reasonable Grounds letter dated 9 April 2026.
(b) The Claimant shall file and serve any Reply (CPR 54.8A) by 4pm on 5 May 2026.
(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge for further consideration within 7 days thereafter.
- The Defendant shall comply with its duty of candour, including disclosure of all other relevant materials.
REASONS
(1) Anonymity: INE is a potential victim of trafficking and modern slavery, whose account includes coercive sexual exploitation, violence and threats. Identification might expose INE to a risk of further trafficking or reprisals. INE is a vulnerable individual and the claim relies on sensitive information in which INE 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/expedition: The Defendant has accepted that the Negative Reasonable Grounds decision should be reconsidered but has indicated that this could take up to 3 months. This timescale is too long in circumstances where it is arguable that there is no lawful basis for INE’s continued detention. In all the circumstances it is appropriate to expedite the timescale for consideration of this claim.
(3) Disclosure: The Defendant must have readily available to her the information on which the IECA relied in reaching its Negative Reasonable Grounds decision of 9 April 2026. There is no reason why this information at least should not be disclosed with the Defendant’s Acknowledgment of Service.
Signed: MRS JUSTICE DIAS
Date: 23 April 2026