Law on taking a photo in which your child happens to be naked?

[Karstill]

I've looked at CSA / indecent images laws obviously, but they don't explicitly cover this.

Example scenario, your 2 yr old and the dog are playing in the (private) garden. It's hot and he's naked because you're in the middle of potty training. You take a photo of child throwing ball for dog. Child just happens to be naked.
You keep the photo for yourself and don't share it online obviously! But you don't want to delete it because your child looks so happy in it and it's a memory of a great day.
Have you committed an offence? If so would the police apply any exemptions because this image is only possessed by the parents and is innocent?

I haven't actually got a naked photo of my own children, but I definitely have a printed photo of myself from the 80s! I've also seen naked photos of a friend's kids, shown to me on her phone. Am I a criminal?

Its fine!

@Reugny

Completely agree! Absolutely unhinged behaviour from them.

The law is interpreted by the courts, not police and lawmakers 🙄

As we've discussed in the bath is fine as the bath sides mean only the head and shoulders show. But in the garden you could take pics when they have their swimming costume or shorts or whatnot on. Waiting until they're wearing nothing at all to take the picture is just odd. Sorry but I would just never do that, doesn't sit well with me.

Slight reading comprehension error there.

You seriously think parents shouldn't show other people pictures of their baby at the moment of birth, because the baby is naked?

Children are naked underneath their clothes. Did no one stop to think of that ?

I don't like it either. It's not even that I think the parents are paedophiles usually (although some of them will be), it's more just that it smacks of an ownership attitude. The child's consent is irrelevant and they don't think they need to consider their privacy or how they will feel about it when they're older.

I am new here and unsure how to start. I am on conditional bail and my phone has been seized by the police for an investigation. I am worried because my partner has a child from a previous marriage, and his father passed away when he was 1. He has known me since he was two and sees me as his only father. I love him a lot, and he loves me too. There are pictures and videos of him on my phone, some of which he is naked. I am concerned if this is a crime, as there are only 10-15 such pictures and videos. My wife is also pregnant, and I am worried if this will cause issues in the future if the police think it's an offense. I used to take care of him, including giving him showers and getting him ready for school. If this is a crime, I am scared of losing my family or being separated from them.

@Jejdj you would be best to start your own thread.
This will get missed by being tagged onto someone else's thread.
Probably better to post in "Legal" rather than "Chat".