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Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, GBE, PC ( née Havers; born 10 August 1933) is a retired English judge. She was the first female Lord Justice of Appeal and was the highest-ranking female judge in the United Kingdom until 2004, when Baroness Hale was appointed to the House of Lords.
During her judicial career she chaired the Cleveland child abuse enquiry (which led to the Children Act 1989) and was responsible for the ruling that the child killers of James Bulger should receive lifelong anonymity. She was created Baroness Butler-Sloss, a life peer, in 2006.
Jun 23, 2023 · In this new episode, former President of the High Court’s Family Division and previously the highest-ranking female judge in England and Wales, Baroness Butler-Sloss warns of a decline in opportunities for Parliament to scrutinise legislation.
Jul 14, 2014 · Former senior judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss has been involved in a number of high-profile cases, as well as the Cleveland child abuse inquiry in the 1980s.
Jul 14, 2014 · After days of heated debate over her appointment, Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss has stood down as the head of a major inquiry into allegations of historic child abuse.
- Bernard Gallagher
Baroness Butler-Sloss's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE. Her name is Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss, and she is a current member of the House of Lords. Parliamentary career. Find out about the Parliamentary career of Baroness Butler-Sloss, including posts and roles held.
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The Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life is chaired by Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss and vice-chaired and convened by Edward Kessler. Its twenty members had a wide range of involvement in the issues that were examined.
