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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2023-LON-000727

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

4 March 2024

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Bourne

Between:

The King on the application of
TAG

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

and

Secretary of State for Justice
(interested party)

Order

UPON the Claimant’s application for judicial review of the First Defendant’s decision to detain him under immigration powers and the alleged failure to provide him with suitable accommodation, and the Interested Party’s alleged failure to assist him to obtain or to facilitate suitable accommodation

AND UPON the Claimant applying for urgent interim relief

ORDER by the Honourable Mr Justice Bourne

  1. The Claimant’s application for interim relief is to be determined at a hearing, to be listed on the first available date after 15.3.24 with a time estimate of 1½ hours (the parties should urgently contact the List Office if they disagree with that time estimate).
  2. The Defendant and (if so advised) the Interested Party are to file and serve submissions setting out their position on interim relief no later than 4 working days before the hearing.
  3. The Claimant is to file and serve any response to those submissions no later than 2 working days before the hearing.
  4. The Claimant shall be anonymised and known as ‘TAG’ in these proceedings until further order.
  5. Liberty to apply to vary or discharge this order on 2 days’ notice to the other party.
  6. Costs reserved.

Reasons

  1. The interim relief application needs to be decided with the input of the other parties.
  2. Pending the interim relief hearing it is in the interests of justice to anonymise the Claimant in view of his refugee status but the need for anonymity can be more fully considered at that hearing.