The emergency alert system tested by the Government with messages sent to every phone in the country is costing £25.3million, according to newly released figures. The system, which saw a test message sent earlier this year, will be used to warn people about major emergencies such as flooding or fires.
Full Fact, a charity of fact checkers and campaigners, has just published a fact check on the cost of the Emergency Alerts system. The Cabinet Office said it expects to spend up to £25.3 million on the system over three years.
In answer to a written question, the Conservative peer and Cabinet Office minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe said on 25 May: “The total cost to date of developing the technical architecture and systems which underpin the emergency alert programme, in addition to the first three years of operational delivery, will be a maximum of £25.3 million."
