• Closer to a full lockdown of the type the UK went into at the end of March 2020, with non-essential shops, hospitality and gyms all being forced to close
• Four people from up to two households can meet outdoors
• You can only enter someone else's home to carry out essential work, to join your extended household or to care for a vulnerable person
• Hospitality:
  • Alcohol on sale outdoors – closed
  • Alcohol on sale indoors – closed
  • Food for consumption on premises – closed (hotel exceptions on this)
  • Note: Takeaways permitted for alcohol and food as per existing arrangements
• Accommodation: essential only, no tourism
• Travel: no non-essential travel into or out of level 4
  • Exemptions for essential travel for work, education, providing care including childcare, shopping when you cannot get what you need locally. Find out more about the exemptions by clicking here.
• Avoid car sharing with people outside household/ extended household wherever possible
• No non essential use of public transport, face coverings essential
• Shopping is closed
• Close contact services (e.g. hairdressers, barbers, tailors and beauticians): closed
  • Mobile close contact services not permitted
• Public buildings (e.g. libraries): closed
• Events not permitted
• Worship: open – restricted numbers (20)
• Life events:
  • Weddings/civil partnerships – 20 person limit
  • Funerals – 20 person limit
  • Receptions and Wakes are not permitted
• Formal childcare: open
• Informal childcare: permitted in line with household/ numbers restrictions, children only may enter other households
• Entertainment: closed
• Public services: Essential face-to-face services only (online where possible)

What can open at Level 4

Places and business that can open at Level 4 include:

• non-mobile hairdressers and barbers by appointment only 
• essential shops and stores 
• places of worship subject to physical distancing capacity guidelines

• No indoor meeting with other households
• Six people from two households can meet in an indoor public place
• Six people from up to six households can meet outdoors 
• It is not permitted to go into someone’s house except for certain essential reasons
• Travel allowed within Scotland 
  
  • Tourist accomodation: open 
  • Travel to England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands allowed - but you must check the rules on travel within those countries before you go 
  • International travel restrictions apply
• Avoid car sharing with people outside household/ extended household wherever possible
• Worship: open – restricted numbers (50)
• Life events:
  • Weddings/civil partnerships – 50 person limit
  • Funerals – 50 person limit
• Formal childcare: open
• Informal childcare: permitted in line with household/ numbers restrictions, children only may enter other households
• Entertainment: closed

What can open at Level 3

• cafés, pubs and restaurants can provide full outdoor service, subject to local licensing, and serve food indoors without alcohol until 8 pm 
• all shops and stores
• all close contact services including hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons
• gyms and swimming pools (no indoor group exercise classes allowed for over 18s)
• all visitor attractions
• all public buildings like libraries and community centres
• drive-in events

• Six adults from three households can meet indoor in private homes and can stay overnight
• Six people from three households can meet indoors in hospitality settings and public places 
• Eight adults from eight households can meet outdoors 
• Travel within level 0, 1 or 2 areas permitted, but you can't enter a level 3 or 4 area without an essential purpose 
  
  • Travel to England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands allowed - check the travel rules applying locally before travelling 
  • International travel rules apply
• Worship: open 
• Life events:
  • Weddings/civil partnerships – 50 person limit
  • Funerals – 50 person limit
• Formal childcare: open
• Informal childcare: permitted 

What can open at Level 2

• cafés, pubs and restaurants
• all shops and stores
• all close contact services including hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons
• gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools
• tourist accommodation
• visitor attractions
• public buildings like libraries and community centres
• cinemas, theatres, concert halls, amusement arcades and bingo halls
• stadiums and events – with maximum numbers

• Six people from three households can meet indoors in a private home (and stay overnight) 
• Eight people from three households can meet in an indoor public place
• Twelve adults from twelve households can meet outdoors
• No non-essential travel to/from level 3 or higher areas in Scotland 
  • Travel to England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands permitted - check local travel rules before travelling 
  • International quarantine rules apply
• Worship: open 
• Life events:
  • Weddings/civil partnerships – 100 person limit
  • Funerals – 100 person limit
• Formal childcare: open
• Informal childcare: permitted 

What can open at Level 1

• cafés, pubs and restaurants
• all shops and stores
• all close contact services including hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons
• gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools
• tourist accommodation
• all visitor attractions
• all public buildings like libraries and community centres
• all entertainment (apart from nightclubs and adult entertainment)
• stadiums and events – with maximum numbers

• Eight people from four households can meet in private homes (with overnight stays)
• Ten adults from four households can meet in indoor public places
• Fifteen people from fifteen households can meet outdoors 
• No non-essential travel to/from level 3 or higher areas in Scotland 
  • Travel to England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands permitted - check local travel rules before travelling
  • International quarantine rules apply
• Worship: open 
• Life events:
  • Weddings/civil partnerships – 200 person limit
  • Funerals – 200 person limit
• Formal childcare: open
• Informal childcare: permitted 

What can open at Level 0

• cafés, pubs and restaurants
• all shops and stores
• all close contact services including hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons
• all sport and exercise
• tourist accommodation
• all visitor attractions
• all public buildings like libraries and community centres
• all entertainment (apart from nightclubs and adult entertainment)
• stadiums and events – with maximum numbers
• a limited and phased return to offices