UYR -v- Derby City Council and others (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-MAN-000195

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

In the matter of an application for Judicial Review

7 July 2025

Before:

HHJ Karen Ridge

Between:

The King
On the application of
UYR
(anonymity direction made)

-v-

(1) Derby City Council

(2) Bedford Borough Council

(3) Manchester City Council

Order

BEFORE Karen Ridge sitting remotely as a Deputy High Court judge at Manchester Civil Justice Centre on 14 May 2025

UPON hearing Ms Ferrín of counsel for the Claimant and Mr Paget of counsel for the Defendant

AND UPON Mr Harrop-Griffiths of counsel for the First Interested Party being released at the commencement of the hearing with costs reserved given that no party was seeking to argue that interim relief should be ordered against the First Interested Party

AND UPON the Claimant’s application for interim relief

AND UPON the Court having handed down judgment electronically on 30 June 2025

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. Pursuant to CPR rule 21.2(3) the Claimant, who states that he is a child aged 15, is permitted to conduct proceedings without a litigation friend.
  2. The Claimant shall be afforded anonymity, to be referred to as “UYR”. The identity of the Claimant shall not be disclosed outside of these proceedings. It shall not be disclosed in any report of the proceedings the name or address of the Claimant or any details leading to the identification of the Claimant.
  3. Pursuant to CPR rule 5.4C 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 only if the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised such that:
    a. The Claimant is referred to in those documents only as “UYR”; and
    b. That any identifying reference to the Claimant be deleted from those documents.
  4. Interim relief is granted.
  5. The Defendant shall treat the Claimant as a putative child aged 15 pending the final conclusion of these proceedings or until further order and shall, within no more than 14 days from the date of this order, secure that the Claimant is provided with accommodation, care and support pursuant to section 20 of the Children Act 1989.
  6. Claimant’s costs in the application.