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Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels

Published: 19 Jan 2021

Last updated: 2 Mar 2021 - see all updates

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Find out the COVID protection level for each local area and get information on what you can and cannot do at each level.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels

Protection levels by area

COVID protection levels by area

Mainland Scotland and some islands are in lockdown with guidance to stay at home, except for essential purposes. Some islands will remain at Level 3.

Our updated Strategic Framework sets out how we’ll gradually and safely move out of lockdown.

Local authority area	Protection level
Aberdeen City	Stay at home
Aberdeenshire	Stay at home
Angus	Stay at home
Argyll and Bute*	Stay at home
Clackmannanshire	Stay at home
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)	Stay at home
Dumfries and Galloway	Stay at home
Dundee City	Stay at home
East Ayrshire	Stay at home
East Dunbartonshire	Stay at home
East Lothian	Stay at home
East Renfrewshire	Stay at home
Edinburgh (City of)	Stay at home
Falkirk	Stay at home
Fife	Stay at home
Glasgow City	Stay at home
Highland**	Stay at home
Inverclyde	Stay at home
Midlothian	Stay at home
Moray	Stay at home
North Ayrshire	Stay at home
North Lanarkshire	Stay at home
Orkney Islands	Level 3
Perth and Kinross	Stay at home
Renfrewshire	Stay at home
Scottish Borders	Stay at home
Shetland Islands	Level 3
South Ayrshire	Stay at home
South Lanarkshire	Stay at home
Stirling	Stay at home
West Dunbartonshire	Stay at home
West Lothian	Stay at home

*the following islands in Argyll and Bute are at level 3: The Isle of Coll, the Isle of Colonsay, the Isle of Erraid, the Isle of Gometra, the Isle of Iona, the Isle of Islay, the Isle of Jura, the Isle of Mull, the Isle of Oronsay, the Isle of Tiree, and the Isle of Ulva.

** all islands in Highland are in level 3, except the Isle of Skye which is at Stay at home.

About the levels

These levels are reviewed weekly. See how we decided which level should apply to each area.

There are different restrictions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

About the levels and how we decide them

Contact

Email: Covid19OutbreakManagement@gov.scot

First published: 19 Jan 2021 Last updated: 2 Mar 2021 - show all updates

2 Mar 2021
Meeting other people indoors information updated for Level 0, 1, 2 and 3.
24 Feb 2021
Updated information on care home visiting.
16 Feb 2021
Updated lockdown date to reflect the First Minister's statement to Parliament.
2 Feb 2021
Schools and Childcare guidance updated.
2 Feb 2021
Updated to reflect the First Minister's announcement that stay at home guidance will remain in place until at least the end of February.
30 Jan 2021
Updated to reflect Western Isles moving to level 4 (lockdown)
19 Jan 2021
Updated Level 3 page to reflect Barra and Vatersay moving into lockdown.
4 Jan 2021
updates following announcement of lockdown to come into force from 5 January 2021.
24 Dec 2020
Level 4 information on shopping updated.
22 Dec 2020
Support services section updated for all Levels.
19 Dec 2020
Updated pages to reflect FM's statement and forthcoming changes to guidance.
15 Dec 2020
Updated levels table following weekly review.
14 Dec 2020
Updated levels information to reflect change in self-isolation period from 14 days to 10 days.
8 Dec 2020
Updated levels information following weekly review of allocations.
4 Dec 2020
Minor amendment to text re children under 12 in level pages.
4 Dec 2020
Accommodation exemptions added to Level 4 information.
30 Nov 2020
Minor amendment to language in life events to include 'post-funeral gatherings'.
25 Nov 2020
Added time when temporary Level 4 restrictions will end on 11 December.
23 Nov 2020
Midlothian - to remain in level 3.
21 Nov 2020
Updated level 1 information on socialising and hospitality.
18 Nov 2020
Added information on tradespeople and working in someone else's house.
18 Nov 2020
Minor amendments to shielding guidance in level 4, childcare headings and added link to school aged childcare guidance in all levels, and amended date in hospitality guidance in level 1.
17 Nov 2020
Updated levels information following weekly review of allocations.
16 Nov 2020
Amendment to hospitality guidance in level one to clarify that from 19 November 2020 a maximum of 8 people from up to 3 households outdoors at a restaurant, cafe, pub or bar.
12 Nov 2020
Minor update to shielding guidance in levels 2 and 3.
10 Nov 2020
Local authority table updated following review of protection levels.
10 Nov 2020
Information on support services added.
6 Nov 2020
Information on domestic abuse added to each of the Level pages.
1 Nov 2020
updated with more detailed guidance and link to postcode checker.
29 Oct 2020
Added information on the protection level for each local authority area.
23 Oct 2020
Information on level specifics added.

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