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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-MAN-000275

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

28 July 2025

In the matter of an application for judicial review

Before

Mrs Justice Hill DBE

Between

The King on the application of

SKG

-v-

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Anonymity Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by the Hon. Mrs Justice Hill DBE:

Anonymity:

    1 (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 “SKG”.

    (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)(c) a person who is not a party to the proceedings may obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the court records under CPR 5.4C(1) only if the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised such that (a) the Claimant is referred to in those documents only by the letters “SKG”; and (b) any reference to his name has been deleted from those documents.

    (d) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings obtains permission under CPR 5.4C(2) to obtain from the court records a copy of any other document filed by a party, or communication between the court and a party or another person, the document in question shall not be provided to them unless it has been anonymised such that (a) the Claimant is referred to in those documents only by the letters “SKG”; and (b) any reference to his name has been deleted from the document.

    (e) The Court’s CE-file system shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 16 July 2025 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.”

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

    (g) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(5) and the Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice (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

    (h) Costs in the case.

    REASONS

    The Claimant is, on his case, a child in that he is 17 years of age (albeit 18 on 17 July 2025). The case involves consideration of personal matters about the Claimant including his destitution, health and immigration status. Publication of his status as an asylum seeker could lead to an increased risk to his safety in the UK and if he is returned to Sudan. The case can be fully reported without him being named. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice made in this order. An alternative cipher to that proposed by the Claimant’s solicitor (which involved the initials very similar to those of the Claimant’s real name) has been used to reduce the risk of jigsaw identification.