The number of places in immigration detention is due to increase and the numbers needing our assistance are growing. Please get involved and support our work.

BID is the only charity that exists to provide a free bail service to detainees, and by keeping our costs to a minimum we make the most of any support we receive. BID does not receive government funding to carry out our work; we are supported by charitable trusts, individual donors and membership fees. We also rely on the generous contribution of time from volunteers who are trained to prepare the bail applications and also support the organisation's finance and administration needs.

All donations help us fund the core costs of our work and enable us to make more bail applications on behalf of asylum seekers who are detained.

If you want to make a donation, please contact kamal@biduk.org or download the membership form and join the organisation.

BID could not function without the support and commitment of volunteers. We offer training and experience, and in return ask that people commit to a certain length of time, during office hours (Monday to Friday). Reasonable travel expenses are payable.To view more detailed information about volunteering at BID, click HERE.

BID LONDON: we recruit for casework volunteers (job description), research and policy (job description) and admin volunteers (job description) about every six months.

If you wish to apply to be a casework volunteer at BID London, please complete and send the application form to Celia Clarke, BID Director at celia@biduk.org - download the application form, and information pack

If you wish to apply to be a research and policy volunteer, please contact Sarah Campbell at sarahc[at]biduk.org

BID OXFORD: Volunteers needed for BID's Oxford office in Cowley Road. If you would like to apply, please contact Ionel Dumitrascu at bidoxford@biduk.org or phone 0845 330 4536 or send a CV and cover letter explaining why you are interested to work for BID and when you are available. We need volunteers on the following days; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. A minimum commitment of one day per week for three months required. Expenses and training provided.

BID SOUTH: To discuss casework volunteer vacancies, contact Frances Pilling, BID South Manager, on 023 9258 7567