The UK Government has launched a system to provide life-saving public emergency alerts.
A new system that will give the Government and emergency services the capability to send an alert directly to mobiles phones when there is a risk to life, has been launched.
Sunday 23rd April 2023 at 15:00 was the first national test.
See the official launch announcement: Launch of life-saving public emergency alerts – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
See the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ responses here.
Read more about the new system: About Emergency Alerts – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The information includes a video showing how emergency alert systems work.
