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Consultation outcome CHANGING EXISTING REGULATIONS FOR AN EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM Get emails about this page This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat
coalition government This consultation has concluded READ THE FULL OUTCOME PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (EC DIRECTIVE) REGULATIONS 2003 TO ENABLE THE FUTURE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL PUBLIC EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM: OUTCOME REPORT PDF, 216 KB, 16 pages DETAIL OF OUTCOME This report summarises feedback to the consultation on proposed amendments
to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 in preparation for implementing a national mobile alert system. It also provides the government response and next steps.
------------------------- ORIGINAL CONSULTATION SUMMARY The government is seeking to amend the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations to enable a public emergency alert system.
This consultation ran from 15 DECEMBER 2014 TO 11:59PM ON 25 JANUARY 2015 CONSULTATION DESCRIPTION We are consulting on changing the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations to help
implement a potential mobile phone based alert system. In the Strategic Defence and Security Review, we committed to evaluate options for rapidly notifying people affected by an emergency.
This would help them protect themselves. In autumn 2013 the government, working with local emergency response agencies and the mobile phone networks, completed the mobile alerting trials for
public emergencies. The trials found that a ‘location-based SMS’ service would be the most effective way to alert people in affected areas. However existing Privacy and Electronic
Communications Regulations 2003 may restrict the operation of such a system. We invite comments on our proposal for a targeted exemption to certain regulations when it is necessary to issue
an emergency alert for public safety. Exemptions already exist within the regulations on related matters, for example when someone calls 999. The proposed changes will enable similar
exceptions to be in place. DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (EC DIRECTIVE) REGULATIONS 2003 ('PECR'), TO ENABLE THE FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF A
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