The project explored how people who may already have been isolated or excluded prior to the pandemic experienced COVID-19 restrictions and prevention measures.

Specifically, the study focused on four groups of people:

  1. Refugees and people in asylum processes facing destitution; 
  2. Domestic abuse or sexual violence survivors; 
  3. Disabled people or those having long-term health conditions; and, 
  4. People under criminal justice control (in prison or community supervised).

It was funded by the Chief Scientist Office of Scotland, one of numerous projects supported under its Rapid Research Call for COVID-19 projects.

While some research funded under this call focussed on medical and related scientific breakthroughs, this project addressed the social dimensions and impacts of COVID-19.

Get the report and insights on the Scotland in Lockdown website

First published: 17 December 2020

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