RPW and LQW -v- Gloucestershire County Council (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: M00GL882

In the County Court at Gloucester and Cheltenham

30 April 2026

Before:

Before District Judge Singleton

Between:

(1) RPW
(by their litigation friend, ALZ)
and
(2) LQW
(by their litigation friend, ALZ)
(Claimants)

-v-

Gloucestershire County Council
(Defendant)

Order

Before District Judge Singleton sitting at the County Court at Gloucester And Cheltenham, Kimbrose Way, Gloucester, GL1 2DE.

UPON CONSIDERING the application notice dated 6 February 2026

UPON CONSIDERING the protective nature of the approval jurisdiction pursuant to r.21.10 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

AND UPON CONSIDERING the Article 8 rights of the Claimants to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to the Claimants

AND UPON CONSIDERING the importance of open justice and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression

AND UPON THE COURT CONCLUDING that non-disclosure of the Claimants’ identity is necessary to secure
the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the Claimants’ interests

AND UPON THE COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order

IT IS ORDERED THAT

  1. The names of the Claimants and the Litigation Friend who replaces the Official Solicitor to be withheld in the statements of case and in any judgments and orders in this claim and for those purposes:
    (i) Claimant 1 shall be referred to as RPW, Claimant 2 shall be referred to as LQW.
    (ii) The Litigation Friend who replaces the Official Solicitor shall be referred to as ALZ.
  2. The Claimants’ address on the claim form shall be substituted by the Claimants’ solicitor’s address.
  3. No report, whether oral or in writing, or other communication in whatever form (including internet or social media) addressed to the public at large or any section of the public, of or concerning this claim which is published from the date of this order may include:
    (a) The name or address [or school /or workplace/ any other specific feature] of the Claimants;
    (b) The name or address of the Litigation Friend who replaces the Official Solicitor;
    (c) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants or the Litigation Friend who replaces the Official Solicitor;
    (d) Any image or likeness of the Claimants or the Litigation Friend who replaces the Official Solicitor.
  4. Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.
  5. Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D:
    (i) A person who is not a party to the proceedings may not obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the Court records unless the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with subparagraphs 1 [and 2] above.
    (ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(2)) for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’ notice to the Claimants’ solicitor, trustee or deputy unless the court orders otherwise.
  6. The Claimants’ solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above within 21 days of the date of the order.
  7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 20 April 2026 and any application by a non-party to inspect or obtain a copy document from this file must be dealt with in accordance with the terms of that Order.”
  8. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or set aside this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimants’ solicitor, trustee or deputy.
  9. This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the [Claimants/other person for whose benefit the order is made] and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
  10. Pursuant CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales (www.judiciary.uk). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk. 11. Costs in the case.

Dated 20 April 2026