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Recommendation 35
35
Accepted
Enhance existing electronic systems to support uploading of larger documents for all County Court claims
Recommendation
HMCTS must enhance existing electronic systems to support the upload of larger documents for all types of claims heard in the County Court. (Recommendation, Paragraph 139) 59 Other opportunities for reform
Government Response Summary
The government accepts, stating that new digital systems already support most documents with limits of 1GB for documents and 500MB for multimedia, and they will complete a review of the more restrictive limits for email submissions.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Accept. The new digital systems, developed by HMCTS, are already of sufficient size to cater for most documents that need to be uploaded during proceedings. Limits are currently 1GB for documents and 500MB for multimedia. These are in place to protect systems from malicious attack. A 1GB limit allows for a standard text document of around 26,000 pages, and around 7,000 pages if images are included. These standards will be the baseline for future digital development. A review will be completed on the current limit relating to email submissions which is set at a lower level, and we recognise is particularly restrictive for users.