
04/09/2025
❗❕ EMERGENCY ALERT ❗❕
On Sunday 7th September 2025, at 3pm, the government will be sending out a test emergency alert. The test is checking that the system works. You do not need to take any action when this happens.
Emergency alerts can be sent to smart phones and tablets to provide a warning in life threatening emergencies. The emergency alerts in this instance, will include life saving information.
The government does not need to know your mobile number, or location for these alerts to be sent out.
Your mobile may make:
- Loud Siren Sound for 10 seconds.
- Vibrate for 10 seconds.
- Read the alert outline.
The alerts should be kept on to provide emergency warnings in life threatening situations, BUT some people may need to turn these of for safety reasons, for example, domestic abuse victims may need to turn the alerts off for any hidden phones.
Please follow the link below for further information, and instruction on how to turn off the alerts.
https://www.gov.uk/alerts/public-testing