The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis -v- a police misconduct panel (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2024-LON-001443

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

30 July 2024

Before:

HHJ Jarman KC

Between:

The King on the application of
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

-v-

A police misconduct panel

and

PC Mark Neale
(Interested party)


Order

UPON reading the Claimant’s Application Notice

AND UPON consideration of the Complainant’s right to lifelong anonymity pursuant to section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992;

AND PURSUANT to section 11 of Contempt of Court Act 1981, CPR 5.4C(4) and CPR Rule 39.2;

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. There must be no publication of the identity of the Complainant or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Complainant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
  2. In so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the Complainant’s name or address already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing the Complainant as “PC A”.
  3. A non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document on or from the Court file (other than this order duly anonymised as directed) without the permission of the Court. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant, and the Court will effect service. The file is to be retained by the Court and marked “Anonymised”.
  4. That the parties may apply under CPR Rule 23.10 to have this Order set aside or varied.
  5. That any non-party affected by this Order may apply on notice to all parties to have the Order set aside or varied.
  6. The cost of this application be paid by the Claimant.