Number of changes to immigration rules
100
500
Theresa May becomes
home secretary
2010
Jan
Dec
28 June 2010
May’s first seven changes
2011
More than 1,300 changes made in 2012 alone, when the hostile environment policy takes effect
2012
2013
2014
10 March 2014
22 changes published. Within three days 250 more are published
2015
3 November 2016
560 changes, the most in a single day
May becomes
prime minister
2016
The pace of changes dropped significantly once May left the Home Office
Rules referred to Law Commission
by Amber Rudd
2017
2018
Number of changes to immigration rules
100
500
Theresa May becomes
home secretary
2010
Jan
Dec
28 June 2010
May’s first seven changes
2011
More than 1,300 changes were made in
2012 alone, when the hostile environment
policy took effect
2012
2013
2014
10 March 2014
22 changes published. Within three days 250 more are published
2015
May becomes
prime minister
2016
3 November 2016
560 changes, the most in a single day
The pace of changes dropped significantly once May left the Home Office
2017
2018
Number of changes to immigration rules
100
500
Theresa May becomes
home secretary
2010
Jan
Dec
28 June 2010
May’s first seven changes
2011
More than 1,300 changes made in 2012 alone
2012
2013
2014
10 March 2014
22 changes published. Within three days 250 more are published
2015
May becomes
prime minister
2016
The pace of changes dropped once May left the Home Office
2017
2018
Number of changes to immigration rules
100
500
Theresa May becomes
home secretary
2010
Jan
Dec
28 June 2010
May’s first seven changes
2011
More than 1,300 changes made in 2012 alone
2012
2013
2014
10 March 2014
22 changes published. Within three days 250 more are published
2015
May becomes
prime minister
2016
The pace of changes dropped significantly once May left the Home Office
2017
2018