Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 118304

Injunctions: Young Offenders

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has considered establishing periodic review procedures for High Court injunctions granting lifelong anonymity to offenders convicted of serious crimes committed as juveniles.

Answer

Jake Richards

The High Court has been clear that the making of an injunction to grant lifelong anonymity to protect the identity of a now adult person convicted of a serious offence as a child, should be exceptional. In practice, such injunctions are made very rarely.T...

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