OAJ and others -v- HM Treasury and Secretary of State for Education (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-002907

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

29 January 2026

Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang

Between:

The King
on the application of:

(1) OAJ
(2) JAA
(a child, by her litigation friend and mother, OAJ)
(3) NAA
(a child, by his litigation friend and mother, OAJ)
(Claimants)

-v-

(1) His Majesty’s Treasury
(2) Secretary of State for Education
(Defendants)

Order

UPON the Claimants’ renewed application for anonymity for the First Claimant;

AND UPON the Claimants’ application for permission to apply for judicial review and for interim relief;

AND UPON hearing Ms J. Smyth KC on behalf of the Claimants, and Ms H. Slarks of Counsel on behalf of the Defendants;

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR 39.2(4):
    a. The names of the First, Second and Third Claimants and the Litigation Friend for the Second and Third Claimants, are to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public.
    b. The First Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “OAJ”.
    c. The Second Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “JAA”.  
    d. The Third Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “NAA”.
  2. Pursuant to section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimants or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
  3. Unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party may obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
  4. The application for permission to apply for judicial review is refused.
  5. The application for interim relief is refused.
  6. The Claimants do pay the Defendants’ costs of preparation of the Acknowledgment of Service, which are to be subject to a detailed assessment, if not agreed. The Claimants have the benefit of costs protection for the purposes of section 26 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. Accordingly, this costs order only specifies the maximum amount that the Claimants may be held liable to pay. The amount of costs that the Claimants are liable to pay is to be determined on an application by the other parties under regulation 16 of the Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013.
  7. Detailed public funding assessment of the Claimants’ publicly funded costs.

Dated 29 January 2026

By the Court