2 first child passports arrived this morning, application as follows.
Passport printed and sent 3 March 2022
Application approved 1 March 2022
Application being processed 10 February 2022
Documents received 10 February 2022
Application received 27 January 2022
Identity details received 27 January 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 26 January 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 26 January 2022
Application submitted 26 January 2022
I chased a fair bit and at the end of Feb requested the supporting documents back (as this included alternative passport with which we could travel). I get the feeling this request prompted them to look at the application as prior to this request it felt stuck in “application being processed” (i.e. waiting on someone to review it) for a while with no meaningful update.