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Electronic Communications Act 2000 (ECA)
UK legislation that gives electronic signatures legal admissibility in court proceedings. Establishes that electronic signatures can be used as evidence.
The ECA 2000 does not prescribe specific technology requirements for electronic signatures. Instead, it establishes that electronic signatures are admissible as evidence in legal proceedings.
Post-Brexit, the UK has retained the eIDAS framework through the UK eIDAS regulation, which continues to recognise SES, AES, and QES levels.
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