 Facing the challenges of detentionAVID's Mission • To support individuals and groups of visitors to detainees by encouraging and enabling them to reach more detainees, more effectively. • To be the voice of visitors and detainees to the Government, by collating and communicating information in order to help define and implement best practice. • To be the lead organisation and model for tackling these issues in the United Kingdom and internationally. AVID Box 1496 Oxford OX4 9DY - Phone 01865 250690 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVID's Annual General Meeting will be on Saturday 5th September 10am to 4pm at the Quaker Meeting House St Giles Oxford --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Founded in 1994, AVID is the national charity for groups visiting immigration detainees. There are 2724 spaces in the UK for people to be detained. The target figure announced by the current Government is 4000. AVID’s role is to support individuals and groups of visitors who visit some of those detained. Often they are the only person who is not an official and are seen as a lifeline by confused, anxious, frightened people. Training visitors how to support people in detention, providing regular information and networking opportunities is how we enable visitors to do their work. Our Handbook for Visitors is available to all and is regularly updated. Through contact with individual detainees, visitors and groups, issues are voiced and raised at a national level. All the affiliated groups are independent but work with AVID to spread good practice.
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