Covid rules: How much of the UK is now under some sort of lockdown?
Local lockdown rules: Check Covid restrictions in your area
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Coronavirus rules vary depending on whether you live in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Tighter coronavirus restrictions are being introduced in the north of England and Northern Ireland.
Millions of people are also affected by extra local restrictions. Find out what the rules are in your area by entering your postcode below.
Liverpool City Region, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough are imposing new local measures from Saturday 3 October. The area covered by Derry City and Strabane council is also introducing new restrictions on 5 October.
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What new measures are being introduced?
The rules highlighted in the search tool are a selection of the key government restrictions in place in your area.
In the Liverpool region, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, people must not meet anyone outside their household, or support bubble, in any indoor setting - including private homes and gardens. People who break these rules can be fined.
Always check your relevant national and local authority website for more information on the situation where you live. Also check local guidance before travelling to others parts of the UK.
Meeting people from outside your household in restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes will also be banned.
All the guidance in our look-up comes from national government and local authority websites.
People are also being advised not to meet with anyone outside their household or bubble in outdoor public spaces, such as parks or beer gardens.
For more information on national measures see:
In Derry City and Strabane, pubs, bars and restaurants will only be able to open for takeaway, delivery and outdoor eating and drinking.
There have been more than 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus so far in the UK and more than 40,000 people have died, according to the latest government figures. Find out how the pandemic has affected your area and how it compares with the national average by following this link to an in depth guide to the numbers involved.
People will also not be allowed to mix indoors in private homes with other households.
Which other areas have restrictions?
The nature and extent of current restrictions vary around the UK, and they affect at least a quarter of the population.
England:
Wales:
Scotland:
Further details on the measures in place and specific areas affected have been published by the governments for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
How many people are under extra restrictions?
In total, at least 17 million people are facing additional restrictions in addition to their national rules across the UK - a quarter of the population (25.4%).
This includes:
The latest changes mean 66% of northern England faces restrictions, along with 22% of the Midlands.
When are new restrictions introduced in an area?
There is no set level of infection that triggers this in a particular place, but if there are more than 40 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, it is likely that extra restrictions will be considered.
The number of infections is not the only factor considered.
For example, cases in Northampton jumped to 125 per 100,000 in August. But because the rise was almost entirely down to workers at a local factory no wider restrictions were introduced.
What are 'areas of concern'?
Since June, Public Health England has been publishing a weekly Covid-19 surveillance list.
This lists those local authority areas where incidence of the disease is rising, sorting them into three categories:
On 25 September, all 33 London boroughs were listed as areas of concern.
How are these rules enforced?
Local authorities in England have powers to:
Central government can:
Can police enforce the rules?
Police have powers to make sure people stick to the restrictions. For example, if they believe that somebody is staying away overnight, they can tell them to return home.
They can also fine people for breaking the rules, and may issue a "prohibition notice" directing somebody not to do something.
But if a resident from a locked-down area wants to go to a bar in another part of the city, for example, there is nothing legally to stop them.
