diff --git a/app/service/service_broadcast_settings_schema.py b/app/service/service_broadcast_settings_schema.py
index 494b08a59..cc98a718f 100644
--- a/app/service/service_broadcast_settings_schema.py
+++ b/app/service/service_broadcast_settings_schema.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ service_broadcast_settings_schema = {
     "type": "object",
     "title": "Set a services broadcast settings",
     "properties": {
-        "broadcast_channel": {"enum": ["test", "severe"]},
+        "broadcast_channel": {"enum": ["test", "severe", "government"]},
         "service_mode": {"enum": ["training", "live"]},
         "provider_restriction": {"enum": ["three", "o2", "vodafone", "ee", "all"]}
     },
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_broadcast_message_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_broadcast_message_tasks.py
index 8d65108b6..eca8b2ce2 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_broadcast_message_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_broadcast_message_tasks.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def test_send_broadcast_provider_message_sends_data_correctly(
     ['o2', 'O2'],
     ['vodafone', 'Vodafone'],
 ])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('channel', ['test', 'severe'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('channel', ['test', 'severe', 'government'])
 def test_send_broadcast_provider_message_uses_channel_set_on_broadcast_service(
     notify_db, mocker, sample_broadcast_service, provider, provider_capitalised, channel
 ):
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index b8ed01941..c6d666a2d 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -292,8 +292,10 @@ def test_get_service_by_id(admin_request, sample_service):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('broadcast_channel,allowed_broadcast_provider', (
     ('test', 'all'),
     ('severe', 'all'),
+    ('government', 'all'),
     ('test', 'ee'),
     ('severe', 'three'),
+    ('government', 'vodafone'),
 ))
 def test_get_service_by_id_for_broadcast_service_returns_broadcast_keys(
     notify_db, admin_request, sample_broadcast_service, broadcast_channel, allowed_broadcast_provider
@@ -3709,7 +3711,7 @@ def test_get_returned_letter(admin_request, sample_letter_template):
     assert response[4]['uploaded_letter_file_name'] == 'filename.pdf'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('channel', ["test", "severe"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('channel', ["test", "severe", "government"])
 def test_set_as_broadcast_service_sets_broadcast_channel(
     admin_request, sample_service, broadcast_organisation, channel
 ):
@@ -3759,7 +3761,7 @@ def test_set_as_broadcast_service_updates_channel_for_broadcast_service(
     assert records[0].channel == "test"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('channel', ["government", "extreme", "exercise", "random", ""])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('channel', ["extreme", "exercise", "random", ""])
 def test_set_as_broadcast_service_rejects_unknown_channels(
     admin_request, sample_service, broadcast_organisation, channel
 ):