Upload other documents, orders or bundles
Updated 6 February 2025
1. Before you start
Before you can use family public law services using MyHMCTS, you and your organisation must have completed these steps:
1. Set up an HMCTS Payment by Account, so that you can pay any relevant fees.
2. Register your organisation with MyHMCTS.
3. Set up your MyHMCTS user account.
Please read the MyHMCTS registration guidance for further information and instructions. If your organisation already has an account, contact your administrator to get your account set up.
Once you have a MyHMCTS account, using your email address and password.
Visit MyHMCTS: how to complete case administration tasks for guidance on case administration tasks, such as:
- sharing a case
- assigning a case
- filing a notice of change or acting
You should only upload
- documents needed for the case according to the rules
- statements
- assessments
- expert reports
Do not upload
- police disclosure notices 바카라 사이트“ these should be uploaded following the hearing as a separate order
- orders with a power of arrest 바카라 사이트“ these should be provided to the police
Case file view
How documents appear in case file view depends on when they were uploaded. Those uploaded:
- from 23 July 2024 will appear in reverse chronological order and display upload date and time
- before 23 July 2024 will appear in alphabetical order without the upload date and time
2. Upload a draft or agreed order
You must add all documents and orders to the case using MyHMCTS. Do not send any documents by email unless you have been asked to by a judge, or if the order is confidential.
If the order is confidential, email it to contactfpl@justice.gov.uk. You must make it clear in the email what is confidential and who it is confidential from.
Upload a draft case management order
You can upload a draft case management order (CMO) before the hearing.
1. Open the case and select 바카라 사이트˜Upload draft orders바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.

2. Select 바카라 사이트˜Case Management (CMO)바카라 사이트™ and 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™. Do not add an additional order at this stage 바카라 사이트“ you can add additional orders later if required.

3. Select the draft CMO option, then choose which hearing the CMO relates to from the dropdown menu.

4. Select 바카라 사이트˜Choose file바카라 사이트™ to browse for the draft CMO document. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

5. Select whether a translation is needed. You will see the name of the hearing judge that the order will be sent to. Select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

6. Check your answers. If you need to make any changes, select 바카라 사이트˜Change바카라 사이트™ next to the information you need to amend. When the information is all correct, select 바카라 사이트˜Submit바카라 사이트™.

The hearing judge will receive a notification telling them the draft order is available to view. This is not the order they will approve 바카라 사이트“ you must upload an agreed order following the hearing for the judge바카라 사이트™s approval.
Upload an agreed order for judicial approval
1. Open the case and select 바카라 사이트˜Upload draft orders바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.

2. Select the relevant order then 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™. If you have more than one order that relates to the same hearing, tick both case management and additional order.

3. Select the agreed CMO option, then choose which hearing the CMO relates to from the dropdown menu.

4. Select 바카라 사이트˜Choose file바카라 사이트™ to browse for the agreed order. If it has not changed from the draft you can upload the same order, but it must be named 바카라 사이트˜Final CMO바카라 사이트™, not draft. You must also check the box to confirm the document is related to the case. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

5. If you selected to add both a CMO and an additional order, you will be asked to upload the additional order. Add the order title then select 바카라 사이트˜Choose file바카라 사이트™ and browse for the order document.
6. If you have more than one additional order, select 바카라 사이트˜Add new바카라 사이트™ and repeat the previous step. When all orders are uploaded select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.
Make sure any police disclosure orders containing confidential addresses are uploaded with only the names and dates of birth of individuals and the address is redacted. The order will be approved and sealed 바카라 사이트“ you can serve it on the police with the address details in a separate document.
7. If this order is urgent, check the box to request priority approval.

You must only select this if there is an order in the list that needs to be approved urgently. If there is no urgency, leave the box unchecked.
8. Select whether a translation is needed or not. You will see the name of the hearing judge that the order will be sent to. Select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

9. Check your answers. If you need to make any changes, select 바카라 사이트˜Change바카라 사이트™ next to the information you need to amend. When the information is all correct, select 바카라 사이트˜Submit바카라 사이트™.

The hearing judge will receive a notification telling them the agreed order is available to view and approve.
Once approved, the order will automatically be sent to the parties 바카라 사이트“ this does not require any action by court staff. Therefore you must make sure that anything you upload is allowed to be served on all parties.
3. Upload other orders
Department for Work and Pensions
If you need to apply for a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) order, you have 2 options:
- include a direction in the CMO 바카라 사이트“ the court and tribunal service centre (CTSC) will then generate a standalone order, or
- make a separate DWP order application after the hearing
Home Office
If you need to apply for a Home Office order, you should make a separate application after the hearing with a completed EX660 form attached.
Production orders
If you need to apply for a production order, you have 2 options:
- include a direction in the CMO providing the name and date of birth of the prisoner, the prison and prison number (if known) and whether the hearing should be in person or by video, or
- make a separate production order application after the hearing
4. Upload a court bundle or case summary
Upload a court bundle
1. Open the case and select 바카라 사이트˜Manage documents바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.

2. Select 바카라 사이트˜Upload new documents바카라 사이트™. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

3. Select 바카라 사이트˜Choose file바카라 사이트™ and browse for the bundle. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Court Bundle바카라 사이트™ from the document type dropdown list.Â
You should name the document with the document type, the name of the related person and the role of the related person. For example, 바카라 사이트˜Bundle_LA_Applicant바카라 사이트™.
4. Select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™ if the documents are confidential and must be restricted to the local authority, Cafcass and HMCTS.Â

You may need to add another bundle. For example, if you need to include a redacted version or have separated a larger bundle into 2 parts.
5. To add another bundle, select 바카라 사이트˜Add new바카라 사이트™ and repeat steps 3 and 4.Â
6. When you바카라 사이트™ve added everything, check all documents are related to this case and tick 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

7. Check your answers. If you need to make any changes, select 바카라 사이트˜Change바카라 사이트™ next to the information you need to amend. When the information is all correct, select 바카라 사이트˜Save and continue바카라 사이트™.

Upload the case summary
1. Open the case and select 바카라 사이트˜Manage documents바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.

2. Select 바카라 사이트˜Upload new documents바카라 사이트™. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

3. Select 바카라 사이트˜Choose file바카라 사이트™ and browse for the document. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Case Summary바카라 사이트™ from the document type dropdown list.Â
You should name the document with the document type, the name of the related person and the role of the related person. For example, 바카라 사이트˜Case-summary_LA_Applicant바카라 사이트™.
4. Select 바카라 사이트˜No바카라 사이트™ if the documents are not confidential. If selected, the document will be served on all parties.
5. Check all documents are related to this case and tick 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™.

6. Check your answers. If you need to make any changes, select 바카라 사이트˜Change바카라 사이트™ next to the information you need to amend. When the information is all correct, select 바카라 사이트˜Save and continue바카라 사이트™.

7. You will find the court bundle and the case summary in the case file.Â

5. Upload further evidence
1. Open the case and select 바카라 사이트˜Manage documents바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.

2. Select 바카라 사이트˜Upload new documents바카라 사이트™. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.Â

3. Select 바카라 사이트˜Choose file바카라 사이트™ and browse for the document. Then select document type from the dropdown list.

4. Select 바카라 사이트˜Yes바카라 사이트™ if it is confidential. Make sure that the document you upload has no confidential addresses or other details in it. Anything that is not confidential will be automatically served on all parties.
5. If you need to add more documents, select 바카라 사이트˜Add new바카라 사이트™ and repeat steps 3 and 4. When you have added all documents, select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.
6. Check your answers and make any changes if necessary. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Save and continue바카라 사이트™.

7. You can find the document in the case file. If you have selected that the document should remain confidential, it will be marked as such and only the judge, the local authority and Cafcass will be able to view it.

All respondents who are represented will receive an email about the document upload. Where they are not represented, it will be sent by post. When the respondent바카라 사이트™s legal representative uploads a document, you will receive a notification.
6. Remove a document or draft order
Remove a document
You can remove a document if you have uploaded it in error. However, do not remove if it:
- was uploaded to the wrong case
- contains a confidential address
In these circumstances you should instead email contactfpl@justice.gov.uk.
If you need to remove a Cafcass document, you바카라 사이트™ll also need to .
Even if the document is removed immediately after uploading, it will still be served to all respondents. Therefore you must email contactfpl@justice.gov.uk if the parties are not allowed to see this document (we may be able to stop any documents being served by post if informed immediately).
1. Select 바카라 사이트˜Manage documents바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu.

2. Select 바카라 사이트˜Remove documents바카라 사이트™ then 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

3. Select which document you wish to remove from the dropdown menu. Then select the reason and 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

4. Check your answers are correct. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Save and continue바카라 사이트™.

The document will no longer appear in the case file. The removal will be logged under the 바카라 사이트˜History바카라 사이트™ tab with details of the user, date and time.Â
If you need to replace the document, you should then upload the document using 바카라 사이트˜Manage documents바카라 사이트™ and 바카라 사이트˜Upload document바카라 사이트™.
Remove a draft order
You must email contactfpl@justice.gov.uk if you are removing the draft order because of a data incident. This will need to be reported and checked to make sure it was not accessed.
1. Select 바카라 사이트˜Remove draft orders바카라 사이트™ from the next step dropdown menu. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Go바카라 사이트™.

2. Choose the draft order you want to remove. Check it is the correct draft order if there is more than one. Select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

3. Explain why the order is being removed, then select 바카라 사이트˜Continue바카라 사이트™.

4. Check your answers are correct and select 바카라 사이트˜Submit바카라 사이트™.

5. The order will be no longer be in the draft order tab. The judge or legal adviser will be updated.
7. Get help with MyHMCTS
Managing cases and case access in MyHMCTS
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If you need to arrange for special measures at the hearing, you should contact the CTSC as soon as possible.
Find guidance for case administration tasks in MyHMCTS
Accessing your MyHMCTS account
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You should also make sure you:
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