Phase Three: Route Map Out of Lockdown

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Today the First Minister confirmed we will now be entering Phase Three of Scotland’s route map out of lockdown.

Although this is welcome news and conveys that the spread of the virus is reducing, we still must be vigilant and continue to adhere to the guidance issued by the Scottish Government.

From Friday 10th July:

  • Face coverings will become mandatory in shops (exemptions for certain medical conditions)

  • Some shops and modes of public transport will be exempt from the two-metre distance and it can be reduced to one-metre

  • Up to eight people from three different households can meet indoors with hygiene and distancing measures in place (includes overnight stays)

  • Up to 15 people from five different households can meet outdoors whilst adhering to social distancing and hygiene measures

  • Children under-12 do not need to physical distance from members of other households both indoors and outdoors

  • Those who are shielding no longer have to distance from others in the same household 

Monday 13th July:

  • Non-essential shops inside shopping centres can reopen

  • Children can play organised outdoor contact sports

  • Dentists can see registered patients for non-aerosol routine care

  • Optometrists can begin to expand their service throughout communities

Wednesday 15th July:

  • Indoor pubs, restaurants and cafes can reopen in accordance with safety measures

  • Hairdressers and barbers can reopen with enhanced hygiene measures

  • All holiday accommodation can reopen along with, cinemas, libraries and museums

  • Places of worship can reopen for communal prayer and congregational services, although with limited numbers and reduced singing

  • Restrictions on attendances at funerals, weddings and civil partnerships will be eased

  • The childcare sector can fully reopen

Wednesday 22nd July:

  • Nail and beauty salons can reopen with enhanced hygiene measures

  • Universities and colleges can begin phased return to on-campus learning as part of blended model with remote teaching

Other planned phase three activities which have not yet got a date attached to them, but will not restart before 31st July:

  • The reopening of non-essential offices and call centres

  • The resumption of outdoor live events

  • The reopening of indoor entertainment venues such as theatres & bingo halls

  • The reopening of indoor gyms and resumption of non-professional adult contact sports.

  • It is the ambition and the intention of the Scottish Government for schools to return full time in August. This is dependent upon the continued suppression of coronavirus in Scotland

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