NXP -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-MAC-000242

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

2 June 2025

Before:

David Pievsky KC,
sitting as a Judge of the High Court

Between:

The King
on the application of
NXP

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an application by the Claimant for abridgement of time / expedition and anonymity

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY DAVID PIEVSKY K.C. sitting has a judge of the High Court on 02/06/2025

  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 NXP.

(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. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on 17 June 2025.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 22 June 2025.

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

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant has claimed asylum and there is a dispute about her age. On her case she is still a child. Further, the claim relies on allegations of sexual exploitation and personal medical information in which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) Abridgement of time/expedition: The Claimant has sought a modest abridgement of time, which I consider to be appropriate in all the circumstances. Whilst, on her case, she is about to turn 18, there is said to be continuing prejudice to her because she is not currently being treated as a relevant child (or former relevant child).

Signed: DAVID PIEVSKY KC Date: 02/06/25