Scotland tiers by area

Scotland tiers

A four-tiered approach is currently in force in Scotland, with each local area subject to varying degrees of restrictions.


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 being reviewed weekly. For more information on the tiers and what you can and cannot do, see below:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

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