Detention Support

🆘 Are You (or Someone You Know) in Immigration Detention and in Need of Support?

👭 Support for Women

⚖️ Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)
BID supports people seeking asylum (and other migrants) to secure their release from immigration detention, including help with bail applications.

📞 Advice Line: Monday – Thursday, 10am – 12pm
Phone: 020 7456 9750
✉️ Email: casework@biduk.org
🌐 www.biduk.org

👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏼 Women for Refugee Women
Supports women held in detention, challenges the injustices they face, and offers guidance and emotional support.

✉️ Email: admin@refugeewomen.co.uk
📞 Call: 020 7250 1239
🌐 refugeewomen.co.uk/support-detention

🤝 Detention Action
Emotional and practical support for people in immigration detention.
📞 Freephone: 0800 587 2096
📧 admin@detentionaction.org.uk
🔗 www.detentionaction.org.uk

📞 National Support Services

🧭 Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID)
If you or someone you know is detained, AVID can help with accurate information and support.
📞 0207 281 0533
🔗 www.aviddetention.org.uk/are-you-in-detention

🤝 Detention Action
Emotional and practical support for people in immigration detention.
📞 Freephone: 0800 587 2096
📧 admin@detentionaction.org.uk
🔗 www.detentionaction.org.uk

⚖️ Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)
Legal advice and support with bail applications.
📞 Advice Line: 020 7456 9750
🔗 www.biduk.org
Aiming to end immigration detention through legal support and advocacy.

🏙️ Local Support

Swansea Asylum Seekers Support (SASS)
📧 vol.sbassg@gmail.com
🌐 www.sass.wales
📱 Mobile/WhatsApp: 07853 717017

Oasis Cardiff – Asylum Seeker & Refugee Support
📞 +44 (0)29 2046 0424
📧 susie@oasiscardiff.org | tomos@oasiscardiff.org | info@oasiscardiff.org
🌐 www.oasiscardiff.org/what-we-do

🔒 Detention Centres and Support Groups

📍 Bridgend Custody Suite

Description: People detained by the Home Office in Swansea/South Wales are initially taken here.
Tel: 01656 679505
Address: Queens Road North, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend, CF31 3RT

🚐 Immigration Removal Centres (IRC)

Note: Visiting hours vary — call in advance. You must book at least one day before your visit. Bring photo ID (passport or driving licence) and a utility bill with your name and address. Free bus services are often available from nearby transport links.

🏢 Brook House IRC

Address: Perimeter Road, Gatwick Airport, RH6 0PQ
Tel: 01293 566 559

🏢 Campsfield House IRC

Address: Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1RE
Tel: 01865 233 600

🏢 Colnbrook IRC

Address: Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 0FX
Tel: 020 8607 5200

🏢 Dover IRC

Address: The Citadel, Western Heights, Dover, Kent, CT17 9DR
Tel: 01304 246 400

🏢 Dungavel House IRC

Address: Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, ML10 6RF
Tel: 01698 395 000

🏢 Derwentside IRC (Women & Children)

Official Website: Derwentside IRC
Address: Corbridge Road, Consett, DH8 6QY
Tel: 01207 260221

🏢 Harmondsworth IRC

Address: Colnbrook-by-pass, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 0HB
Tel: 020 8283 3850

🏢 Haslar IRC

Address: 2 Dolphin Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2AW
Tel: 02392 604 000

🏢 Larne House IRC

Address: 2 Hope Street, Larne, Antrim, BT40 1UR
Tel: 028 2826 2070

🏢 Morton Hall IRC

Address: Swinderby, Lincolnshire, LN6 9PT
Tel: 01522 666 819

🏢 Pennine House IRC

Address: Rooms 1506–1510, Terminal 2, Manchester Airport, M90 4AG
Tel: 0161 489 5702

🏢 The Verne IRC

Address: Portland, Dorset, DT5 1EQ
Tel: 01305 825 000

🏢 Yarl’s Wood IRC

Address: Thurleigh Road, Clapham, Bedfordshire, MK41 6HL
Tel: 01234 821 000