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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-LON-002697

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

11 June 2026

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Mould

Between:

The King
on the application of
SBK
(Claimant)

-v-

The Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Defendant)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for urgent consideration, interim relief and directions

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by the Hon. Mr Justice Mould:

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:

(i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and

(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “SBK”.

(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.

(c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):

(i) the parties must within 7 days 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 Claimant;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time and must then be served with the unredacted version;

(iii) unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.

(d) Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.

  1. Timetable for submissions and paper decision on interim relief:

(a) The Defendant may file and serve any response to the application for interim relief by 4pm on Wednesday 17 June 2026.

(b) The Claimant may file and serve a reply to that response by 4pm on Thursday 18 June 2026.

(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge for a decision whether to grant interim relief and/or for directions as soon as possible thereafter.

  1. Liberty to apply.
  2. Costs reserved.

REASONS

Anonymity: Given the evidence before the court of the Claimant’s vulnerabilities, his alleged past experiences which have led him to seek refuge in this country and his pending asylum claim, I am satisfied that there are compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

Timetable for submissions and paper decision on interim relief: The Claimant is an asylum seeker currently in immigration detention. On 30 April 2026 the Defendant wrote to inform him that he had been assessed under Level 3 in the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy. Given his outstanding asylum claim, he is plainly not for removal in the near future. In her letter the Defendant accepts that his vulnerabilities justify his release from detention. On 2 June 2026 the Defendant wrote again to inform the Claimant that his application for support under s95 of the IAA 1999 had been granted and that he was to be provided with accommodation and subsistence support.

As the Defendant has accepted in principle on 30 April 2026 that the Claimant should be released from immigration detention, I am satisfied that this application for urgent consideration is appropriate. I have made directions to enable the application for interim relief to be determined on a short timescale.

In the meantime, the parties should notify the court immediately in the event that the Claimant is released to dispersal accommodation.

Signed: Mr Justice Mould

Dated: 11 June 2026