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HarrietTheSpy · 06/01/2008 18:09

Hi there. Where can I go to get a definitive answer on how I could get a CRB check for a nanny I hire from say, Gumtree? If it's completely not possible...what do people do about this...just check references and hope for the best? I can't see an alternative really. My last two nannies have had them, by luck, as I don't go through agencies.

I did hear that it was possible, if unconventional, for an individual to go into a police station and request their police records. I heard this from someone who works for a background screening company, but it was a while ago and the details of what you can get escape me. Anyone ever done this?!

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Summerfruit · 06/01/2008 18:11

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HarrietTheSpy · 06/01/2008 18:18

Thanks summerfruit. I've heard that individual parents can't do this - or are you saying the nanny does it on behalf of herself?

Sorry, I might be a bit dense.

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phraedd · 06/01/2008 18:30

these guys did mine but it was done through a nanny agency.

You could ask them if they would let you do one on your nanny

HarrietTheSpy · 06/01/2008 18:54

Cool. Thanks for that phraedd.

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