Sir Noël Kilpatrick Hutton, GCB, QC (27 December 1907 – 14 June 1984) was a British parliamentary draftsman.
[2] Called to the bar in 1932, Hutton worked in the Chancery Chambers before joining the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in 1938.
[1][2] The Times recorded that as a parliamentary draftsman "he had all the qualities for success in this esoteric but hugely important field"; he also ran his office with patience and had a wry sense of humour.
[1][2] Hutton had rowed for Oxford in his university days; throughout his life he enjoyed cars, cricket, golf and skiing.
[2] He died on 14 June 1984, leaving a widow (Virginia, daughter of Sir George Young, 4th Baronet) and four children.