KKH -v- Hampshire County Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-LON-002199

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

22 May 2026

Before:

Richard Wright KC
sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King
on the application of
KKH

-v-

Hampshire County Council

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and urgent consideration

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY RICHARD WRIGHT KC SITTING AS A DEPUTY HIGH COURT JUDGE

  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 KKH.

(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.

  1. The Claimant can dispense with the need for a litigation friend.
  2. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on Monday 1st June 2026.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on Friday 5th June 2026.

(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge within 7 days thereafter for consideration of the application for interim relief and permission.

  1. Costs in the case.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is an asylum seeker who asserts that he is a child. There is evidence that naming the Claimant and/or members of his family will increase the risk they would face if returned to their country of origin. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) I accept that there is a degree of urgency in the Claimant’s case and abridgement of time and expedition is appropriate. The Claimant sensibly does not seek a determination of the application for interim relief absent the observations of the Defendant. I have given the Defendant a reasonable opportunity to respond and the Claimant a short window of reply and thereafter the case will be put before a Judge for a permission decision and a decision on interim relief.

Signed: Richard Wright KC
Date: 22nd May 2026