Check points

As agencies are having to tighten up their act, what do nannies think of being vetted? Karen Faux asks Having a 'gut feeling' that a particular nanny will be right for a job is no longer enough for many parents. Detailed references and police checks are now common items on the tick list at interviews - though perhaps it is the parents and agencies who don't thoroughly vet job candidates that have led to new laws being introduced for recruitment agencies (see box).