FAQ - Emergency Alerts - Q&A-24

It is strongly recommended that people do not opt out of the service, as it is intended to warn you when lives are in danger. Emergency Alerts use a number of channels and the ability to opt in or out is determined by the channel type:

• Government Alert. This is a mandatory channel and it is not possible to opt out.

• Emergency Alert:

1. Extreme

2. Severe

It is possible to opt-out of these channels but the Government would encourage you not to.

You may also see an option for:

• Test alerts – by default you are opted out

• AMBER Alerts – these are not currently used in the UK

• Public Safety Alerts – these are not currently used in the UK

It is not possible to opt out of alerts by type of hazard, for example only receiving messages about flooding but not for industrial accidents.