But Liberty said it still wanted to back legal action against the growing number of planned curfews in England and Wales, believing the bans contravene the European Convention on Human Rights.
Spokesman Barry Hugill said the group had decided that any challenges would be more effective with the backing of local parents. "We've spoken to a number of parents in different areas who would be sympathetic to getting involved in a legal challenge, but for their children's sake, they wanted to keep their anonymity," he said.
Hugill said he expected the courts to be sympathetic to requests for anonymity, but that this could not yet be guaranteed. "At the moment, we're in discussions about how we can potentially get round the problem," he added.
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