diff --git a/src/store.js b/src/store.js
index 4f3e97dbb..5b881c63e 100644
--- a/src/store.js
+++ b/src/store.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import bugReports from '@/store/bugReports/collection';
 import bugReport from '@/store/bugReports/document';
 
 import releases from '@/store/releases';
+import candidateSettings from '@/store/candidateSettings';
 
 //const store = new Vuex.Store({
 const store = createStore({
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ const store = createStore({
     vacancy,
     bugReport,
     bugReports,
+    candidateSettings,
   },
   state: {
     packageVersion: import.meta.env.PACKAGE_VERSION || '0',
diff --git a/src/store/candidateSettings.js b/src/store/candidateSettings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19091761a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/store/candidateSettings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { doc } from '@firebase/firestore';
+import { firestore } from '@/firebase';
+import { firestoreAction } from '@/helpers/vuexfireJAC';
+import vuexfireSerialize from '@jac-uk/jac-kit/helpers/vuexfireSerialize';
+
+export default {
+  namespaced: true,
+  actions: {
+    bind: firestoreAction(({ bindFirestoreRef }) => {
+      const firestoreRef = doc(firestore, 'settings/candidateSettings');
+      return bindFirestoreRef('record', firestoreRef, { serialize: vuexfireSerialize });
+    }),
+    unbind: firestoreAction(({ unbindFirestoreRef }) => {
+      return unbindFirestoreRef('record');
+    }),
+  },
+  mutations: {
+    set(state, { name, value }) {
+      state[name] = value;
+    },
+  },
+  state: {
+    record: null,
+  },
+  getters: {
+    getUploadStatus: (state) => {
+      return state.record && state.record.fileUpload.enabled;
+    },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/views/ReleasesList.vue b/src/views/ReleasesList.vue
index dba4e0bf5..44c845696 100644
--- a/src/views/ReleasesList.vue
+++ b/src/views/ReleasesList.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 <template>
   <div>
+    <!-- New section for file upload status -->
+    <div>
+      <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-bottom-2">
+        Virus Scanner functionality: {{ fileUploadStatus }}
+      </h2>
+    </div>
+
     <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-margin-bottom-2">
       Latest Releases
     </h2>
@@ -62,19 +69,23 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters({
+      fileUploadEnabled: 'candidateSettings/getUploadStatus',
       lastFetchedDT: 'releases/getLastFetchedDT',
     }),
     ...mapState('releases', [
       'availability',
     ]),
-
     tableData() {
       return this.$store.state.releases.records;
     },
+    fileUploadStatus() {
+      return this.fileUploadEnabled ? 'Online' : 'Offline';
+    },
   },
   created() {
     // Can make the calls synchronously below
     this.$store.dispatch('releases/getLatestReleases');
+    this.$store.dispatch('candidateSettings/bind');
   },
   methods: {
     formatDate(dateStr) {