The Home Office introduced changes to immigration rules at a dizzying speed

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