KYN -v- West Northamptonshire Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-BHM-000169

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

8 May 2026

Before:

His Honour Judge Charman,
sitting as a Judge of the High Court

Between:

The King
on the application of
KYN
(Claimant)

-v-

West Northamptonshire Council
(Defendant)

and

Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Interested Party)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY HIS HONOUR JUDGE CHARMAN
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 KYN.
    (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. Permission to the Claimant to proceed without a Litigation Friend.
  3. The application for interim relief is adjourned to be considered with the application for permission to claim judicial review.
  4. Costs in case.
  5. This Order has been made by the Court under CPR 23.9, as the Court has made an order on an application without a hearing. Any party may apply to have this Order set aside or varied within 7 days of the date of service of this Order on that party.

REASONS

  1. The Claimant claims to be a child. It is therefore appropriate pending any determination of that issue to grant him anonymity in these proceedings.
  2. The Claimant is by his account 17 years old and the documents filed on behalf of the Claimant indicate he is able to provide instructions and that his solicitors have been unable to identify a litigation friend for him. in those circumstances, it is appropriate to dispense with the requirement that he bring the claim through a litigation friend.
  3. It is not appropriate to grant the interim relief sought without having heard from the Defendant and its Acknowledgement of Service is due in about two weeks. The question of interim relief should therefore be adjourned for consideration with the application for permission when the court will have the benefit of
    having seen the response of the Defendant to the claim.

Signed: HIS HONOUR JUDGE CHARMAN, sitting as a Judge of the High Court

Dated: 8 May 2026