84.12
Class
Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services
SDMX: P8412
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
2 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - public administration of programmes aimed to increase personal well-being, e.g.: • health • education • culture • sport • recreation • environment • housing • social services - public administration of research and development policies and associated funds for these areas
+ Also Includes
This class also includes: - public sponsoring of recreational and cultural activities - distribution of public grants to artists - administration of potable water supply programmes - administration of waste collection and disposal operations - administration of environmental protection programmes - administration of housing programmes
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - sewerage, refuse disposal and remediation activities, see divisions 37, 38, 39 - compulsory social security activities, see 84.30 - education activities, see section Q - human health-related activities, see division 86 - museums and other cultural institutions, see division 91 - activities of government-operated libraries and archives, see 91.1 - sporting or other recreational activities, see division 93
Frequently Confused With
37
Sewerage
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38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
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39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities
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84.30 Compulsory social security activities
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86 Human health activities
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXChief executives and senior officials
SOC 2020:1111 Common titles: CEO, Director, Diplomat
Civil Service administrative officers and assistants
SOC 2020:4111 Common titles: Civil servant, Public admin
Police officers (sergeant and below)
SOC 2020:3312 Common titles: Police officer, PC
Related Occupations
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)Prison service officers (below principal officer)
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section O (Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services).
In this section
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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