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51°29′33″N3°08′50″W / 51.492441°N 3.147165°W /51.492441; -3.147165
| Founded | February 1990 |
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| Type | Refugee Aid Organisation |
| Registration no. | 1102449 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51.492N, 3.147W |
| Origins | Setup in response to increasing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in Cardiff. |
Area served | Wales |
| Product | advice services, social policy, campaigning, research, lobbying |
| Members | 18 |
Key people | Harry Iles (Chairperson) Andrea Cleaver (Chief Executive) |
| Revenue | £955,200(2017-2018) |
| Employees | Approx. 30 |
| Volunteers | Approx. 40 |
| Website | wrc |
TheWelsh Refugee Council is an independent charity to theRefugee Council andScottish Refugee Council, and works to helpasylum seekers andrefugees inWales.
In January 2011, the UK Border Agency announced funding cuts for the Welsh Refugee Council, along with other refugee agencies across the country. It is thought that theOne Stop Service, which provides advice to asylum seekers and refugees in Wales could face cuts of 62%.[1]
In its response to planned cutbacks, the Welsh Refugee Council issued a joint statement with its counterparts in England and Scotland: "Savage cuts to the refugee charity sector will force people who have already fled torture, conflict and persecution in their own countries to suffer even further while seeking safety in the UK."[1]
In 2025, charity workers were subjected to online harassment and death threats afterElon Musk shared defamatory misinformation about it onX.[2]
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