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Consumer information

Information is one of the key measures in consumer policy. Consumers must have good and sufficient information about goods and services offered on the market, as well as knowledge about their rights and obligations as consumers. Information promotes

Department of Child Welfare Services

The Department of Child Welfare Services is responsible for all aspects of these services, including child welfare institutions, foster care and other help measures. This entails the development of child welfare legislation, policy design, and the

Director General Erik Bolstad Pettersen

Department of Consumer, Religious and Life Stance Affairs

The Department has the overall responsibility for policy relating to consumer affairs and religious and life stance affairs, and develops and coordinates activities within these areas.

Director General Erik Saglie

Marriage Act is available at Lovdata

Marriage Act

Conditions for marriage

A marriage may be entered into in a church or civil ceremony.

Action plan to combat discrimination and hatred towards Muslims (2020-2023)

In 2020, the Norwegian government launched the Action plan to combat discrimination and hatred towards Muslims (2020-2023). The aim of the action plan is to prevent and deter racism and discrimination against Muslims and persons believed to be

Migration and Integration 2020–2021

Report for Norway to the OECD

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report Migration and Integration 2020-2021 - Report for Norway to the OECD is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the OECD

Committee will Investigate Foreign Adoptions

The Norwegian Government has today appointed the Committee that will investigate foreign adoptions. Professor Camilla Bernt from the University of Bergen will lead the work.

Consultation regarding adaptations and exemptions from the Child Welfare Act to handle the increase in refugees from Ukraine to Norway

The authorities are now planning for a large number of children to arrive in Norway at the same time. The current dispensation rules allow an increase in people in care centres. The services may become overwhelmed, nevertheless. The Ministry of

A Society For All

The government’s strategy for the equality of persons with disabilities for the period 2020-2030

Immigration and Integration 2016–2017

Report from Norway to the OECD

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report Immigration and Integration 2016-2017 - Report for Norway is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the OECD countries.

The Rights of the Child in Norway

Norway's fifth and sixth periodic reports to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - 2016.

Child Welfare Act

Entry into force: 1 January 2023, 1 July 2023, as determined by the King Download the law: Act relating to child welfare (Child Welfare Act) (PDF)

Immigration and Integration 2017–2018

Report for Norway to the OECD

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report 'Immigration and Integration 2017-2018 - Report for Norway to the OECD' is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the

CERD - Norway’s 23rd/24th report

Norway’s 23rd/24th report under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

The Anti-Discrimination Ombud Act

Supply Chain Transparency

Proposal for an Act regulating Enterprises’ transparency about supply chains, duty to know and due diligence

Report of the Ethics Information Committee, appointed by the Norwegian government on 1 June 2018, to assess the adoption of an ethics information law. Recommendations delivered to the Ministry of Children and Families on 28 November 2019.

The Norwegian Government's Action Plan against Racism and Discrimination on the Grounds of Ethnicity and Religion 2020-2023 (Extracted Version)

The Norwegian Government's Action Plan against Racism and Discrimination on the Grounds of Ethnicity and Religion 2020-2023 (Extracted Version) (.pdf)