The Information Commissioner has issued a press release reminding colleges that taking photographs of students can be exempt from the Data Protection Act. Where photos are taken by family members solely for personal use, for example at a college christmas production this will not normally present data protection issues. The press release is on the ICO website at www.ico.gov.uk/ and there is more detail in the ICO Data Protection Good Practice Note - Taking Photographs in Schools, available from the document library on their website.