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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-003485

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

27 July 2026

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Sheldon

Between:

The King
on the application of
PGN
(Claimant)

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Defendant)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for interim relief: release from immigration detention

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by the Honourable Mr Justice Sheldon

  1. Anonymity:

    Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4), section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Court’s inherent jurisdiction:

    (a) The identity of the Claimant shall not be published or disclosed in connection with these proceedings;
    b) The Claimant shall be referred to in public documents, listings, hearings and any judgment as “PGN””;
    (c) Any person affected by this aspect of the order shall have liberty to apply to vary or discharge this aspect on 48 hours’ notice.
  2. The Claimant shall file and serve by 4pm on 29 July 2026 the page or pages from the document “Notice to detained person, Reasons for detention and immigration rights” that are missing from the bundle.
  3. The Defendant shall file and serve a response to the application for interim relief by 4pm on 31 July 2026.
  4. If at all practicable, the papers should be provided to a judge in the week commencing 3 August 2026, to determine the application for interim relief on the papers.
  5. Costs reserved.

Reasons

  1. The Claim Form in this matter discloses material of a private matter (mental health and sexual trauma). This engages Article 8. There is no obvious reason why the identity of the Claimant should be disclosed publicly. In the circumstances, the private life rights of the Claimant appear to justify a derogation from the open justice principle. This is, of course, subject to review if an application is made. The Claimant shall be anonymised as “PGN”.
  2. The Claimant is in immigration detention and has been since 23 July 2026. The Claimant challenges her detention and seeks interim relief. She claims, among other things, that she is a vulnerable person having recently completed a programme of therapy. The notice to the detained person expressly states that her removal from the United Kingdom is expected to take place within a reasonable timescale, but the Claimant contends that insufficient detail is provided about this matter, and that her detention is not justified.
  3. I note that the notice to the detained person contained in the bundle appears to be missing a page or some pages. The page(s) preceding the document at page 76 of the bundle appears to be missing. The missing material should provide the reason why the decision to detain has been reached and may assist the Court in understanding the merits of this claim. The Claimant should provide the missing page(s) in the first instance.
  4. It is not clear to me at this stage whether there is any basis to the claim.
  5. I note that the Claimant has previously sought to challenge a previous period of immigration detention and the failure to refer her into the National Referral Mechanism: see AC-2025-LON-004699. In that case, permission was refused by Lang J on the papers. In her written reasons, Lang J stated that

    “9. Her detention was and is justified in view of her history of overstaying, absconding and breach of bail conditions. She has no right to remain in the UK. There is no obstacle to the Claimant’s removal to Brazil, other than the legal challenges which the Claimant has made, which have no realistic prospect of success. She has refused the offer of voluntary removal.

    Her asylum claim was certified as clearly unfounded as long ago as 2023    .”

    The Claimant was released from detention on 30 January 2026.
  6. I also note, with respect to the Claimant’s vulnerability that following the conclusion of her treatment programme the CBT Therapist wrote on 17 June 2026 that the Claimant was showing “no symptoms of anxiety and depression currently”.
  7. Nevertheless, if detention of the Claimant is not justified her release should be ordered. Accordingly, the Defendant should provide a response to the application for interim relief by the end of this week, and the matter considered on the papers next week, if at all practicable.

Signed: Mr Justice Sheldon

27 July 2026