Emergency Alert
Added on 19 April 2023
New Emergency Alerts service will be tested on phones across the country on April 23 at 3pm
The UK government’s new Emergency Alerts system is now live, and will be tested on phones across the UK on Sunday April 23 at 3pm. The system will enable people to be contacted via their mobile phone when lives are in danger.
They don’t track your location, need your phone number, or collect personal data, and only the government and emergency services can send them.
If you get an Emergency Alert on your phone, you’ll hear a loud, siren-like sound. A message on your screen will tell you about the emergency and how best to respond.
Victims of domestic abuse who have a concealed phone hidden from their abuser should consider whether to opt out from the emergency alerts on their concealed phone. Please note that simply silencing your phone will not stop the transmission or noise of these alerts.
For further advice visit www.gov.uk/alerts