Launch of life-saving public emergency alerts
22 Apr 2023
The government has launced a new Emergency Alerts service and a UK-wide alert test will take place on Sunday (23 April) at 3pm where people will receive a test message on their mobile phones.
The alerts will only ever come from the Government or emergency services, and they will issue a warning, always include the details of the area impacted, and provide instructions about how best to respond - linking to gov.uk/alerts where people can receive further information.
Emergency Alerts will be used very rarely - only being sent where there is an immediate risk to people's lives - so people may not receive an alert for months, or even years.