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Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels
Published:
2 Apr 2021
Last updated:
2 Apr 2021 - see all updates
Coronavirus restrictions remain in place. Find out the rules on what you can and cannot do.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels
Protection levels by area
COVID protection levels by area
The rules you have to follow depend on the level in your local council area.
Mainland Scotland and some islands are at Level 4 with guidance to stay local. Some islands are at Level 3.
Our timetable for easing restrictions sets out how and when we plan to lift the current coronavirus restrictions over the coming weeks and months.
| Council area | Protection level |
| Aberdeen City | Level 4 |
| Aberdeenshire | Level 4 |
| Angus | Level 4 |
| Argyll and Bute* | Level 4 |
| Clackmannanshire | Level 4 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | Level 3 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Level 4 |
| Dundee City | Level 4 |
| East Ayrshire | Level 4 |
| East Dunbartonshire | Level 4 |
| East Lothian | Level 4 |
| East Renfrewshire | Level 4 |
| Edinburgh (City of) | Level 4 |
| Falkirk | Level 4 |
| Fife | Level 4 |
| Glasgow City | Level 4 |
| Highland** | Level 4 |
| Inverclyde | Level 4 |
| Midlothian | Level 4 |
| Moray | Level 4 |
| North Ayrshire | Level 4 |
| North Lanarkshire | Level 4 |
| Orkney Islands | Level 3 |
| Perth and Kinross | Level 4 |
| Renfrewshire | Level 4 |
| Scottish Borders | Level 4 |
| Shetland Islands | Level 3 |
| South Ayrshire | Level 4 |
| South Lanarkshire | Level 4 |
| Stirling | Level 4 |
| West Dunbartonshire | Level 4 |
| West Lothian | Level 4 |
*the following islands in Argyll and Bute are at level 3: Coll, Colonsay, Erraid, Gometra, Iona, Islay, Jura, Mull, Oronsay, Tiree, and Ulva.
** all islands in Highland are in level 3, except the Isle of Skye which is at Level 4.
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