Regarding a child's first UK passport. It lasts for 5 years, so photo taken when the baby is one month old, and must be used til kid is 5, so appearance will have changed considerably needing a countersigned photo at 5, Another 5 year one takes them to 10, another for 10-15. Then a ten year cannot be issued until child is 16, so what happens to the 15-16 year? Crazy.