Application-notice redaction is the removal of personal data from a Form N244 and the evidence filed with it. CPR 23.6 fixes what the notice must say: the order you seek and, briefly, why you seek it. anonym.plus marks NI numbers, account numbers, dates of birth, and children's names locally, so the application still reads correctly while the data comes out.
When this applies
CPR 23.7(1) means the notice and its evidence are served on the other side at least three days before the hearing, so the identifiers travel with it. An application notice is not a statement of case, so a non-party needs the court's permission under CPR 5.4C(2) — but the court can still allow access under the inherent jurisdiction confirmed in Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the form and its evidence in anonym.plus on your device.
- Local OCR reads any scanned statement or page.
- The tool flags NI numbers, account numbers, and birth dates.
- Confirm each flag and keep your case heading intact.
- Swap or black out the confirmed items.
- Save the clean draft locally with no network call.
What you need to provide
- The N244 plus any evidence (PDF, DOCX, TXT).
- An operator: Replace, Redact, or Mask.
- Optional allow-list to keep claim numbers you may cite.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | UK_NINO | AB 41 90 87 C → [NINO] |
| Names | PERSON | Carla Devos → [PARTY] |
| Financial | UK_BANK_NUMBER | acct 0091 4420 → [ACCOUNT] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | DOB 1982 → [DOB] |
| Minor | PERSON | child R.D. → [MINOR] |
| Location | LOCATION | 44 Elm Road, Leeds → [ADDRESS] |
Compliance achieved
- Keeps the order sought and the reasons for it, which CPR 23.6 requires the notice to state.
- Cleans the evidence served with the notice under CPR 23.7(1), at least three days before the court deals with the application.
- Recognises that this document is not a statement of case, so non-party access runs through CPR 5.4C(2) and the inherent jurisdiction in Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring [2019] UKSC 38.
- Applies UK GDPR Art. 5(1)(c) minimisation to the notice and each exhibit.
- Batch up to 20 files when the application carries many exhibits.
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Limitations & cautions
Supporting papers vary in layout. Scanned bank pages lean on OCR, where letter errors are possible. Always check the flags on image pages before you export.
Frequently asked questions
Does the supporting evidence need redacting too?
Yes. CPR 23.7(1) means the evidence is served with the form, and Cape v Dring shows the court may later let a non-party see documents placed before it. anonym.plus scans the N244 and each attached page in one pass.
Will redaction remove what CPR 23.6 requires?
It should not. CPR 23.6 asks for the order sought and, briefly, why. Those are not personal identifiers, so the tool leaves them alone and marks only the data.
Does anything go to a server?
No. The tool is a 100% offline desktop app. Nothing is uploaded, so the draft and its work-product stay on your machine.