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Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels
Published:
25 Nov 2020
Last updated:
4 Dec 2020 - see all updates
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): local protection levels
Protection levels by area
COVID protection levels by area
Enter a postcode to check a local COVID protection level. View maps of local authority area boundaries.
Find out what you can and cannot do based on the local area that you live, work or travel in.
| Local authority area | Protection level |
| Aberdeen City | Level 2 |
| Aberdeenshire | Level 2 |
| Angus | Level 3 |
| Argyll and Bute | Level 2 |
| Clackmannanshire | Level 3 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Level 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Level 2 |
| Dundee City | Level 3 |
| East Ayrshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| East Dunbartonshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| East Lothian | Level 2 |
| East Renfrewshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| Edinburgh (City of) | Level 3 |
| Falkirk | Level 3 |
| Fife | Level 3 |
| Glasgow City | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| Highland | Level 1 |
| Inverclyde | Level 3 |
| Midlothian | Level 3 |
| Moray | Level 1 |
| North Ayrshire | Level 3 |
| North Lanarkshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| Orkney Islands | Level 1 |
| Perth and Kinross | Level 3 |
| Renfrewshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| Scottish Borders | Level 2 |
| Shetland Islands | Level 1 |
| South Ayrshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| South Lanarkshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| Stirling | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| West Dunbartonshire | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
| West Lothian | Level 4 until 6pm on 11 December. |
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.