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The Refugee Council originates from two independent organisations, British Council for Aid to Refugees ( BCAR ) and the Standing Conference on Refugees ( SCOR ), which were both founded in 1951 following the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.

In 1981 these two organisations merged to form the British Refugee Council which was later renamed the Refugee Council due to the establishment of various other regional refugee councils.