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Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline

Contains details of policy changes, together with information on changes to immigration legislation that affect immigration statistics.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 19 February 2014
• Last updated: 27 August 2026
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  1. 27 August 2026

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2026'.

  2. 21 May 2026

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2026'.

  3. 26 February 2026

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2025'.

  4. 27 November 2025

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending September 2025'.

  5. 21 August 2025

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2025'.

  6. 22 May 2025

     Updated to accompany 'Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2025'.

  7. 27 February 2025

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2024'.

  8. 28 November 2024

     Updated to accompany 'Immigration system statistics, year ending September 2024'.

  9. 22 August 2024

     Updated to accompany 'Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2024'.

  10. 23 May 2024

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2024'.

  11. 29 February 2024

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2023'.

  12. 23 November 2023

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending September 2023'.

  13. 24 August 2023

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2023'.

  14. 25 May 2023

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2023'.

  15. 23 February 2023

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2022'.

  16. 24 November 2022

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending September 2022'.

  17. 25 August 2022

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending June 2022'.

  18. 26 May 2022

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending March 2022'.

  19. 24 February 2022

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending December 2021'.

  20. 25 November 2021

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending September 2021'.

  21. 26 August 2021

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending June 2021'.

  22. 27 May 2021

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending March 2021'.

  23. 25 February 2021

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending December 2020'.

  24. 26 November 2020

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending September 2020'.

  25. 27 August 2020

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending June 2020'.

  26. 21 May 2020

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration statistics, year ending March 2020'.

  27. 27 February 2020

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending December 2019'.

  28. 28 November 2019

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending September 2019'.

  29. 22 August 2019

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending June 2019'.

  30. 24 May 2019

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending March 2019'.

  31. 28 February 2019

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending December 2018'.

  32. 29 November 2018

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending September 2018'.

  33. 23 August 2018

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending June 2018'.

  34. 24 May 2018

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, year ending March 2018'.

  35. 22 February 2018

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration statistics, October to December 2017'.

  36. 30 November 2017

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Immigration Statistics, July to September 2017'.

  37. 24 August 2017

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, April to June 2017'.

  38. 25 May 2017

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, January to March 2017'.

  39. 23 February 2017

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, October to December 2016'.

  40. 1 December 2016

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, July to September 2016'.

  41. 25 August 2016

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, April to June 2015'.

  42. 26 May 2016

      Updated 'Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline'.

  43. 25 February 2016

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, October to December 2015'.

  44. 26 November 2015

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, July to September 2015'.

  45. 27 August 2015

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, April to June 2015'.

  46. 21 May 2015

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, January to March 2015'.

  47. 26 February 2015

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, October to December 2014'.

  48. 27 November 2014

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, July to September 2014'.

  49. 28 August 2014

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics April to June 2014'.

  50. 22 May 2014

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, January to March 2014'.

  51. 27 February 2014

      Updated to accompany 'Immigration statistics, October to December 2013'.

  52. 19 February 2014

      First published.

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Contains details of policy changes, together with information on changes to immigration legislation that affect immigration statistics.