Leading Article

This month's move towards a law against anyone smacking children, coming from Scotland (see page 4), is of course good news for children. But it's the same old thing for nannies, who are again seen as the exception among paid childcarers. They would be covered by the same rules for parents in their own homes. As usual, wherever laws or regulations are concerned, policymakers see nannies not like childminders or nursery staff, but as surrogate parents. The government has always refused to register nannies on the grounds that their employment is just a private matter between them and the parents....