sentences:  The Consumer Council is financed by the Norwegian government and is free to develop an independent consumer policy, and is independent of commercial interests and other organisations.About the organisation
  
  The Consumer Council has its own board of directors and statutes laid down by the Ministry of Children and Equality, and is chaired by Director Inger Lise Blyverket.There are about 140 employees in the Consumer Council, who works at the headquarters in Oslo and at the offices in Tromsø/Svalbard, Stavanger and Skien.