SE71000 - United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation

The United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO) exists primarily to warn the public of

• air attack
• the approach of radioactive fall-out following a nuclear attack.

It is controlled by the Home Office and manned almost entirely by volunteers. There are two categories of volunteers

• members of the Royal Observer Corps
• Warning Officer grades.

Payment of attendance allowances and expenses to these volunteers is not taxable.