Emergency Alert: Domestic Abuse Survivor Devices – Opt Out
Emergency Alerts is a UK government system that provides warning and advice in a life threatening emergency.
The Government have announced their next Emergency Alert test will take place on Sunday 7th September 2025 at 3 pm.
The first Emergency Alerts test took place in April 2023. At the time the national charity Refuge raised concerns relating to survivors of domestic abuse with a hidden phone needing to have the option to ‘opt out’ of receiving the alerts on hidden devices. The messaging remains the same: if survivors have hidden devices, we should support them to opt out of the test.
This is the link to the Government website with details on how people can opt out: https://www.gov.uk/alerts
This video shows how to navigate the settings to opt out: Managing Emergency Alerts on your phone to stay safe if you’re experiencing domestic abuse
If you know anyone who is currently living with a perpetrator of domestic abuse and may need this information, please do pass it on and circulate this information to all colleagues within your organisations.
