Sara Chalk -v- West Sussex County Council and another (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-000529

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

5 February 2026

Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang DBE

Between:

The King on the application of
Sara Chalk

-v-

West Sussex County Council

NHS ICB Board

and

Polish Embassy
GRK
Arkaduisz Kazmietski
(Interested parties)

Order

On the Claimant’s application for urgent consideration, directions and interim relief;

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant;

Order by the Honourable Mrs Justice Lang DBE

  1. Within 7 days of the date of this order, the Claimant must file at Court and serve on the Defendants the judgment and order of the Family Court on 7 November 2025 in which, according to the Claimant, there was a judicial finding that the vaccination of the Second Interested Party was unlawful and should not have occurred.
  2. The Defendants shall file and serve their Acknowledgment of Service and Summary Grounds of Resistance, including a response to the application for interim relief, no more than 14 days from the date of this order.
  3. The First Defendant must file and serve an indexed and paginated bundle of all relevant documents in its possession or control relating to the Second Interested Party, no more than 14 days from the date of this order.
  4. The Claimant may file and serve a Reply to the Defendants’ Summary Grounds of Resistance, no more than 7 days from the date of service upon her.
  5. The Claimant’s application shall be considered by a Judge on the papers no more than 14 days from the expiry of the date for service of a Reply.
    Anonymity order
  6. Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR 39.2(4):
    a. The name of the Second Interested Party is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public.
    b. The Second Interested Party is to be referred to orally and in writing as “GRK”.
  7. Pursuant to section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Second Interested Party or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Second Interested Party in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
  8. Pursuant to CPR 5.4C:
    a. Within 7 days of the date of service of this order, the parties must file and serve a redacted copy of any statement of case already filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Second Interested Party.
    b. If any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Second Interested Party,
    a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time and must then be served with the unredacted version;
    c. Unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party may obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
  9. Liberty to apply to vary or discharge this order on 2 days notice to the other party.
  10. Costs reserved.

Reasons

1. I have granted an anonymity order in respect of the child who is the subject of this claim. I do not consider that anonymity orders for the parents are justified, given the principle of open justice. No application for an anonymity order has been made by the Claimant.

2. There is a threshold question to be determined, namely, whether the Administrative Court should be entertaining a judicial review of the treatment of a child in care, in circumstances where the Family Court has, according to the Claimant, already made an order in respect of the vaccinations. I have ordered the Claimant to provide the judgment and order of the Family Court on 7 November 2025. The Defendants are also asked to address this issue.