I received my sons child passport renewal this morning.
It seems to have gone fairly smooth for us, our timeline is:
Application history
StatusDate
Passport printed 9:02am on 23 April 2022
Application approved 7:43am on 20 April 2022
New photo received 5:32pm on 19 April 2022
Photo rejected 10:08am on 19 April 2022
Documents received 3:47pm on 13 April 2022
Application received 9:03pm on 3 April 2022
Identity details received 9:02pm on 3 April 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 8:55pm on 3 April 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:47pm on 3 April 2022
Application submitted 2:47pm on 3 April 2022
Hopefully it goes as smooth for everyone waiting.