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| London Fashion Week models should be asked to prove they do not suffer eating disorders, a report says. | London Fashion Week models should be asked to prove they do not suffer eating disorders, a report says. |
| But the Model Health Inquiry did not recommend banning size zero girls from the catwalk. | But the Model Health Inquiry did not recommend banning size zero girls from the catwalk. |
| It said models should provide "good health" certificates from doctors specialising in eating disorders. | It said models should provide "good health" certificates from doctors specialising in eating disorders. |
| The move is one of 14 non-binding recommendations put forward by the Model Health Inquiry, set up in March by the British Fashion Council. | The move is one of 14 non-binding recommendations put forward by the Model Health Inquiry, set up in March by the British Fashion Council. |
| This was done to tackle health issues among London Fashion Week models. | This was done to tackle health issues among London Fashion Week models. |
| During the investigation, evidence of the vulnerability of women in the modelling profession was startling and models are at high risk of eating disorders Baroness Kingsmill class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=7352&edition=1">Send us your comments | |
| These certificates - paid for by the models - would then have to be checked by agencies before the models could be taken on their books, the inquiry said. | These certificates - paid for by the models - would then have to be checked by agencies before the models could be taken on their books, the inquiry said. |
| In its final report the inquiry reiterated calls for under-16s to be banned from the catwalks during London Fashion Week. | In its final report the inquiry reiterated calls for under-16s to be banned from the catwalks during London Fashion Week. |
| The British Fashion Council has already written this condition into the contracts of designers showing at the event, which launches on Saturday. | The British Fashion Council has already written this condition into the contracts of designers showing at the event, which launches on Saturday. |
| The report says models aged 16 to 18 should have chaperones "where appropriate" and people working with models aged under 16 should be subjected to Criminal Record Bureau checks. | The report says models aged 16 to 18 should have chaperones "where appropriate" and people working with models aged under 16 should be subjected to Criminal Record Bureau checks. |
| 'Startling' evidence | 'Startling' evidence |
| Model Health Inquiry chairman Baroness Kingsmill said: "During the investigation, evidence of the vulnerability of women in the modelling profession was startling and models are at high risk of eating disorders. | Model Health Inquiry chairman Baroness Kingsmill said: "During the investigation, evidence of the vulnerability of women in the modelling profession was startling and models are at high risk of eating disorders. |
| "However, there is a deep lack of knowledge about eating disorders in the fashion industry and a widespread desire amongst many of its constituents to radically improve the current situation by banning the under 16s, introducing health certification and ensuring professional standards of education and research." | "However, there is a deep lack of knowledge about eating disorders in the fashion industry and a widespread desire amongst many of its constituents to radically improve the current situation by banning the under 16s, introducing health certification and ensuring professional standards of education and research." |
| However, the inquiry did not recommend a ban on girls with a body mass index of less than 18.5 from the catwalks. | However, the inquiry did not recommend a ban on girls with a body mass index of less than 18.5 from the catwalks. |
| Madrid Fashion Week has banned the US size zero - the equivalent of a UK size four - and uses a ratio of height to weight to calculate the healthy size for each individual. | Madrid Fashion Week has banned the US size zero - the equivalent of a UK size four - and uses a ratio of height to weight to calculate the healthy size for each individual. |
| Hilary Riva, chief executive of the British Fashion Council which owns and runs London Fashion Week, said: "We now have a broad range of recommendations to consider. | Hilary Riva, chief executive of the British Fashion Council which owns and runs London Fashion Week, said: "We now have a broad range of recommendations to consider. |
| "Some of these have already been adopted and others will take time, and further funding, to develop. We look forward to building upon the work completed to date to bring about further positive change." | "Some of these have already been adopted and others will take time, and further funding, to develop. We look forward to building upon the work completed to date to bring about further positive change." |
| The inquiry's recommendations are not binding and it is up to the fashion industry to regulate itself. | The inquiry's recommendations are not binding and it is up to the fashion industry to regulate itself. |