R on the application of YAC -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim no: AC-2024-LON-003493

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

5 November 2024

In the matter of an application for judicial review

Before:

Deputy High Court Judge Karen Ridge

Between:

The King
on the application of YAC

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

On an application by the Claimant for permission to commence judicial review proceedings and on an application for urgent consideration of her interim relief application (including application for anonymity)

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by Deputy High Court Judge Karen Ridge

  1. The Claimant shall be referred to in these proceedings as YAC, and pursuant to CPR 39.2 there shall be no publication of the name or address of the Claimant or any other particulars of the case likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant without the leave of the Court. The claim shall be referred to as R (YAC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. There shall be no access to statements of case, evidence or interlocutory order or any other court documents by a non-party to this case, without leave of the Court.
  2. The requirement for an Acknowledgement of Service form is hereby dispensed with.
  3. By no later than 4pm on Tuesday 12 November 2024, the Defendant shall file and serve its Statement of Grounds of Defence in respect of the Claimant’s interim relief application.
  4. The Claimant shall, if so advised, file and serve a response to the Defendant’s position by 4pm on Friday 15 November 2024.
  5. As soon as practicable after 10am on Monday 18 November 2024 the papers shall be put before a judge to consider the Claimant’s application for interim relief, to include the Claimant’s application to be relocated to self-contained, non-hotel accommodation within a reasonable distance of midwifery services in Brighton.
  6. Liberty to both parties to apply to vary the terms of this Order on 24 hours written notice by email to the Court and to the other party.
  7. Costs reserved.

Reasons

  1. The Claimant is a Chinese national who is claiming asylum, it is appropriate to grant anonymity pursuant to CPR 39.2.
  2. The Claimant arrived in the UK on 24 July 2024. She is currently 7 months pregnant and has a medical history which makes her pregnancy high risk.
  3. The Claimant was granted supported under s95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 on 10 October 2024. She was initially accommodated at a hotel in Manchester for a few days before travelling to stay with her friend in Brighton. On informing her friend that she was pregnant she was asked to leave his accommodation.
  4. The Claimant is currently staying in a hotel in London which is away from midwifery services in Brighton. The Claimant says that it is unsuitable for her being noisy and with inappropriate food. She seeks expedition of her application for interim relief. It is appropriate to abridge time but to provide sufficient time for the Defendant to set out her position.