Sir Cyril Chantler (born 12 May 1939[1][2]) is a British paediatricnephrologist. Chantler was notable for devising a method with Norman Veale of measuring glomerular function in children and later researched diet and growth failure in children with renal impairment.[3][4] Chantler was most notable for holding an independent review of public health evidence for standardised tobacco packaging that later became known as the Chantler Review that led to standardised packaging for tobacco and cigarette packets.[5]
On 28 November 2013, Chantler was asked[11] by Jane Ellison, the British Conservative Party politician, if he would be willing to review cigarette packaging and to undertake an independent review to determine whether standardised packaging would be beneficial to the public good.[12] Chantler accepted the role. Ellison wrote to him on 27 November 2013 to define the Terms of Reference.[13] On 29 November, Chantler accepted the role, with a reply to Jane Ellison, stating he did not have any conflict of interests.[14] A Terms of References method were defined to focus exclusively on the public health aspects of cigarette packet packaging and were to exclude legal issues, such as competition, trade marking, or freedom of choice. An economic investigation was also expressly forbidden. The Terms also defined the methods available to submit research.[15]
In April 2014, Chantler produced the published report.[16] In his conclusions, Chantler stated that it could not be proven conclusively that standardised cigarette packaging would reduce smoking, and that a large scale trial of such packaging would prove beneficial of such a trial would be difficult due to the number of actors, making it difficult to control. Chantler's most notable conclusion was that there was sufficient evidence to support standard packaging and tobacco control measures, that over time would return a modest reduction in the number of people smoking, particularly amongst children and young people.[17]
Chantler stated of the report, that he was persuaded that branded packaging plays an important role in encouraging young people to smoke, and that he was not convinced by the tobacco industries response that plain cigarette packages would increase smoking uptake.[18]
Chantler was chairman of the King's Fund charity, the independent think-tank, from 2 July 2004 to 14 September 2010. Chantler took over from Sir Graham Hart[20] and was replaced by Sir Christopher Kelly.[21]
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^Ellison, Jane (27 November 2013). "Letter from Jane Ellison MP"(PDF). National Archives. Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Public Health: Department of Health. Archived from the original(Letter) on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^Chantler, Cyril (29 November 2013). "Sir Cyril Chantler's response"(PDF). National Archives UK. UCL Partners. Archived from the original(Letter) on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^Chantler, Cyril (16 December 2013). "Method Statement"(PDF). United Kingdom National Archives. Archived from the original(pdf) on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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