Injunctions: Young Offenders
Commons · Question 118304 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Jake Richards, 12 Mar 2026
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...