Brian Hutton
James Brian Edward Hutton, Baron Hutton, PC (member of Her Majesty's Privy Council), was born June 29, 1931. He is a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and British Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
David Kelly affair
Hutton chaired the controversial inquiry into the Dr David Kelly scandal. According to a report in the Daily Mail, in 2010, in a highly unusual order, Lord Hutton secretly barred the release of all medical records, including the results of the post mortem, and unpublished evidence.
Dr Michael Powers QC, a doctor campaigning to overturn the Hutton findings, said: ‘What is it about David Kelly’s death which is so secret as to justify these reports being kept out of the public domain for 70 years?’
Campaigning Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker, who has also questioned the verdict that Dr Kelly committed suicide, said: ‘It is astonishing this is the first we’ve known about this decision by Lord Hutton and even more astonishing he should have seen fit to hide this material away.’[1]
Notes
- ↑ Miles Goslett, David Kelly post mortem to be kept secret for 70 years as doctors accuse Lord Hutton of concealing vital information, Daily Mail, 25 Jan 2010, acc 17 May 2010
