KGN -v- The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-LON-002295

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

18 May 2026

Before:

The Hon. Ms Justice Norton

Between:

The King
on the application of
KGN
(Claimant)

-v-

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(Defendant)

and

KGP
(by her litigation friend, KGN)
(Interested Party)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for urgent consideration and interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant:

ORDER BY THE HON. MS JUSTICE NORTON

  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 KGN

(iii) the interested party is to be referred to orally and in writing as KGP.

(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or interested party or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or interested party 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 or interested party;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or interested party, 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.

  1. Interim Relief: The application for interim relief is refused
  2. Directions:

(a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgment of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served within 21 days;

(b) Any reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served 7 days thereafter;

(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge as soon as possible thereafter for a decision on permission.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The interested party is a child who thus has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1. Naming the Claimant who is the interested party’s Litigation Friend would create a substantial risk of jigsaw identification; it is therefore appropriate that the Claimant should also be anonymised.

(2) Interim Relief: Whilst it is of concern to read about the Claimant’s ongoing medical and mental health difficulties, I am unpersuaded from the evidence he has presented that that those difficulties generate sufficient urgency as would justify the grant of interim relief.

(3) Directions: In voluminous documentation, the Claimant seeks to challenge both specific decisions, as well as processes and procedures that he alleges amount to unlawful acts spanning 12 years of ‘maladministration’. It is far from clear that there is any urgency in this application which should therefore follow the standard timetable in accordance with CPR 54.8.

Signed: MS JUSTICE NORTON
Date: 18 May 2026