JG and DG -v- Stoke on Trent City Council (anonymity order)
Claim number: L00WN613
In the County Court at Wigan
31 October 2025
Before:
District Judge Syed
Between:
JG and DG
(children acting through their Litigation Friend, the Official Solicitor)
-v-
Stoke on Trent City Council
Order
Before District Judge Syed sitting at the County Court at Wigan, Wigan And Leigh Courthouse, Darlington Street, Wigan, WN1 1DW.
Upon the Court having been informed that the Respondent has provided disclosure of the social care records
And the Litigation Friend no longer wishing to pursue the disclosure application
BY CONSENT IT IS ORDERED THAT
- The application be dismissed.
- There be no order as to costs.
- There shall be an Anonymity Order in these proceedings in respect of the Claimants, in accordance with the following provisions.
a. The identity of the Claimants as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
b. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the Claimants, or other immediate family members, or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of DG or JG as the Claimants in these proceedings. The Claimants shall be referred to as set out below
c. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
I. The Claimants shall be referred to as “DG” and “JG”.
ii. Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Claimants (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
d. 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 statement of case, judgment or order from the Court records unless the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with subparagraphs 3(i) and (ii) above.
ii. If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(1B) or (2)) for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’ notice to the Claimants’ solicitor and the Claimants’ trustee or deputy and the Official Solicitor as Litigation Friend.
e. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 16/10/2025 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.”
f. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or discharge this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimants’ solicitor and the Claimants’ trustee or deputy and the Official Solicitor as Litigation Friend.
g. Pursuant to the ‘Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders’ issued by the Master of the Rolls dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this Order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice (www.judiciary.uk). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
Dated 16 October 2025