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Information last updated on October 3, 2023

Together, we can end injustice for people in detention.

Detention Action works at every level to end the injustice of indefinite detention and support people targeted by hostile immigration policy.

  • Our Casework Service provides emotional support and practical advice to people trapped in detention, helping hundreds of people each year to stand up for their rights and regain their freedom.
  • Our Community Support Project works with people at risk of detention, showing that we achieve better outcomes for everyone when people’s immigration cases are managed in the community, not behind bars.
  • Our Lived Experience Networks – Allies for Justice and Families for Justice – guide our work and ensure that those with direct experience of the hostile migration system are also those leading the way to end it.
  • Our Campaigns Team deliver our public campaigns against unjust detention and deportation, mobilising our many thousands of supporters and amplifying key issues online, in the media and in parliament.

 

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Gift Aid It!Add 25% more to your donation at no cost to you. A Gift Aid declaration allows Detention Action to claim tax back on eligible donations. It means that for every £1 you donate to Detention Action we can claim back 25p, at no extra cost to you.

By ticking the "Yes" box, I agree I would like Detention Action to reclaim the tax on all qualifying donations I have made, as well as any future donations, until I notify them otherwise. I understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year I may be asked to pay any difference. I understand that Detention Action will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give.

What is Gift Aid?

Gift Aid does not cost you a penny more, but can add an additional 25p to every £1 you donate. When Detention Action receives a donation from a UK taxpayer, we're entitled to claim an amount of tax (calculated at the basic rate of income tax in that year) paid on that donation. Once you have given your permission for us to do this on your behalf, there is no need for you to do anything else.

All that is required is that you must be a taxpayer and that would have paid or will pay sufficient Income and/or Capital Gains Tax to cover all the Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year. Please note that it is your responsibility to pay any difference.

The amount of tax we claim will be 25% of the total value of your donations in that tax year. Furthermore, if you are a higher taxpayer, you are also entitled to claim the difference between the basic rate which we will claim and the amount of tax you have actually paid. For further details on how you can do this, please contact your tax office. If your tax situation changes and your gifts will no longer be eligible for the Gift Aid scheme please contact us and we will amend your record accordingly.

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With the help of our supporters we’ve brought about real change, including:

    • Halting the Rwanda removals plan through our landmark legal challenge
    • Supporting hundreds of people trapped in immigration detention centres
    • Forcing this Government to improve its policies on child detention
    • Stopping hundreds of unjust deportations
    • Protecting people in detention during the Covid-19 pandemic
    • Ending the dangerous and dysfunctional Detained Fast-Track system

Every day we are facing new challenges: increasingly hostile immigration policies, the expanding use of detention, the threat of child detention and an assault on the rights of people seeking asylum.

With your help, we can create a fairer, more just system that respect’s people’s rights.

Thank you for your support!

 

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Donate quickly and securely with Stripe

How it works: A Stripe window will open after you click the 'Donate Now' button where you can securely make your donation. You will then be brought back to this page to view your receipt.

Reclaim Gift Aid

Gift Aid It!Add 25% more to your donation at no cost to you. A Gift Aid declaration allows Detention Action to claim tax back on eligible donations. It means that for every £1 you donate to Detention Action we can claim back 25p, at no extra cost to you.

By ticking the "Yes" box, I agree I would like Detention Action to reclaim the tax on all qualifying donations I have made, as well as any future donations, until I notify them otherwise. I understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year I may be asked to pay any difference. I understand that Detention Action will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give.

What is Gift Aid?

Gift Aid does not cost you a penny more, but can add an additional 25p to every £1 you donate. When Detention Action receives a donation from a UK taxpayer, we're entitled to claim an amount of tax (calculated at the basic rate of income tax in that year) paid on that donation. Once you have given your permission for us to do this on your behalf, there is no need for you to do anything else.

All that is required is that you must be a taxpayer and that would have paid or will pay sufficient Income and/or Capital Gains Tax to cover all the Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year. Please note that it is your responsibility to pay any difference.

The amount of tax we claim will be 25% of the total value of your donations in that tax year. Furthermore, if you are a higher taxpayer, you are also entitled to claim the difference between the basic rate which we will claim and the amount of tax you have actually paid. For further details on how you can do this, please contact your tax office. If your tax situation changes and your gifts will no longer be eligible for the Gift Aid scheme please contact us and we will amend your record accordingly.

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