From 7b6fa42cffd18ed49ff7cdce5451308f486107bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Scully <aaron@scullyon.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:52:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fixing accessibility issue on file upload for screen
 readers DAC_Status_01

---
 .../plugins/engine/views/components/fileuploadfield.html    | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/server/plugins/engine/views/components/fileuploadfield.html b/src/server/plugins/engine/views/components/fileuploadfield.html
index e3e49c589..2c1187396 100644
--- a/src/server/plugins/engine/views/components/fileuploadfield.html
+++ b/src/server/plugins/engine/views/components/fileuploadfield.html
@@ -6,14 +6,10 @@
   <div id="uploadedFilesContainer">
     <h2 class="govuk-heading-m">Uploaded files</h2>
     {% if upload.count %}
-      <p class="govuk-body">{{upload.count}} file{{ "s" if upload.count > 1}} uploaded</p>
+      <p class="govuk-body" role="alert">{{upload.count}} file{{ "s" if upload.count > 1}} uploaded</p>
       <p class="govuk-body">
       </p>
 
-      <div class="govuk-visually-hidden" aria-live="polite" id="statusInformation">
-        {{upload.count}} file{{ "s" if upload.count > 1}} uploaded
-      </div>
-
       {% if upload.summaryList.rows | length %}
         {{ govukSummaryList(upload.summaryList) }}
       {% endif %}

From 8187ac73421f613307935509abc21ea4771c9a9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Scully <aaron@scullyon.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 11:40:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fixing test

---
 test/form/file-upload.test.js | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/test/form/file-upload.test.js b/test/form/file-upload.test.js
index 3402877ef..cb9a08507 100644
--- a/test/form/file-upload.test.js
+++ b/test/form/file-upload.test.js
@@ -211,7 +211,14 @@ describe('File upload POST tests', () => {
 
     expect(response.statusCode).toBe(StatusCodes.OK)
 
-    const $errorSummary = container.getByRole('alert')
+    const $errorSummary = container
+      .getAllByRole('alert')
+      .find((el) => within(el).queryAllByRole('listitem').length)
+
+    if (!$errorSummary) {
+      throw new Error('Unable to find error summary')
+    }
+
     const $errorItems = within($errorSummary).getAllByRole('listitem')
 
     const $heading = within($errorSummary).getByRole('heading', {