COVID-19 – Police Scotland response

During this major incident, we are continuing to provide all the essential services you expect from us. We're also supporting the NHS and other organisations to keep everyone safe.

The response to coronavirus (COVID-19) is fast moving. We urge everyone to do what they can to comply with the advice from government and the health service.

We need your continued support to ensure that we're able to help those that need us most during this time of national crisis.

Please only call 999 if a crime is taking place or if a person is in immediate danger.

If you are contacting us about a policing matter we may ask if you, or anyone in your household, is self-isolating in order to manage the risk to officers and staff who may attend. Our officers may look different when you see them.

Police officers are being provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) including FFP3 masks, gloves, boot covers, coveralls and googles and they will use this, as required based on a risk assessment, when responding to incidents.

NHS Inform and the Scottish Government. have the latest COVID-19 guidance online.

Misuse of 999 and 101 could cost lives. Let’s work together to keep everyone safe.

Responding to incidents

If you are contacting us about a policing matter we may ask if you, or anyone in your household, is self-isolating.

This is in order to manage the risk to officers and staff who may attend.

Our officers may look different when you see them.

Police officers are being provided with personal protective equipment (PPE). This includes FFP3 masks, gloves, boot covers, coveralls and googles.

They will use this based on a thorough risk assessment when responding to incidents.

You can read a public version of our operational guidance for officers and staff.

Some details have been redacted for operational reasons.