UK immigration detention support for refugee and asylum-seeking women

Women for Refugee Women is here to support you and to provide guidance.

We can support you with emotional, practice and financial support whilst you are in detention.

We are in no way connected to the Home Office. Women for Refugee Women is a charity which supports refugee and asylum-seeking women. We are here to support you, should you need it.

It is important to be cautious and prepared, so if you have to report to the Home Office, here are some tips to keep yourself safe:

• Take important phone numbers with you on a piece of paper (e.g. your solicitor, Women for Refugee Women, a friend or family member)
• Scan or take a photograph of important documents and email them to yourself (e.g. legal documents related to your case)
• If you are on regular medication, take these with you when you report
• Tell someone you trust, like a friend or family member, or WRW staff when you go to report, and when you safely leave reporting

There’s some more helpful information on reporting on Right to Remain’s website here.

If you are an asylum-seeking women and become detained, please contact us as soon as possible by email detentionsupport@refugeewomen.co.uk. Please include your full name, phone number and CID number in your email, and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Here’s some useful information on support for people who are detained in immigration detention centres:

• Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group: call if you are taken to Brook House or Tinsley House – 01293 657 070
• Detention Action: call if you are taken to Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre – 0800 587 2096
• SOAS Detainee Support: call if you are in Harmondsworth, Colnbrook or Yarl’s Wood – 07438 407 570
• Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID): call on 0207 456 9750