KTW -v- Stoke-on-Trent City Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-BHM-000163

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

6 May 2026

Before:

HHJ Tindal,
sitting as a Judge of the High Court

Between:

The King
on the application of
KTW

-v-

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Order

Notification of the Judge’s decision on the application for interim relief

After consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by HHJ Tindal (Sitting as a Judge of the High Court)

  1. Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4)) and the Court’s inherent jurisdiction:
    a. No person shall identify the Claimant in connection with these proceedings. The Claimant shall be referred to as KTW and his father and Litigation Friend as KNT.
    b. A non-party may not obtain or inspect a copy of any Statement of Case or any other document filed with the Court and to which a non-party may have access pursuant to CPR 5.4A-D or otherwise, unless it has been produced or edited so as to comply with para.1 of this Order and/or any subsequent direction made by the Court.
    c. Anyone affected by the terms of this Order shall have permission to apply to vary or set aside any part of it, on 3 working days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitors.
  2. All Interested Parties are discharged as unnecessary parties.
  3. Time for the Defendant to file an Acknowledgement of Service is abridged to 4pm on 15th May 2026.
  4. The Claimant may file a Reply by 4pm on 22nd May 2026.
  5. The Claimant’s application for interim relief is adjourned until permission.
  6. Costs in the Case

Reasons

  1. This is a claim relating to educational provision for a child whom I shall anonymise as KTW and his father and Litigation Friend as KNT. KTW is currently not receiving education and challenges a suggested decision of 20th April 2026 apparently to ‘refuse suitable alternative accommodation’. Whilst a number of Interested Parties are named, none are necessary as the Defendant is solely responsible for the decision under challenge.
  2. The Claimant’s Litigation Friend has prepared the application himself under time pressure and without lawyers. I was unable to find the decision under challenge or understand it from the claim, so the Defendant clearly needs an opportunity to respond the application before either permission or interim relief is considered. However, given the urgency, I expedite that.

Signed: HHJ Tindal

Date: 06 May 2026