8412 Regulation of the activities of providing healthcare, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security


Corresponding CPA codes

  • 84.12.1 Administrative services for the regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services excluding social security

    This category includes:

    • public administrative services of research and development policies and associated funds for these areas

    This category excludes:

    • compulsory social security services, see 84.30.1
  • 84.12.11 Administrative educational services

    This subcategory includes:

    • public administrative services for different educational institutions
    • management, operation, inspection and support services for all types of schools and other educational institutions
    • public information services concerning the educational system in general, provided by government departments or special programme units

    This subcategory excludes:

    • educational support services, see 85.60.10
  • 84.12.12 Administrative health care services

    This subcategory includes:

    • public administration services for all kinds of health and social services
    • management, operation, inspection and support services for general and specialised medical or dental hospitals and clinics, plus nursing and convalescent home services
    • administration, management, operation and support services in public health matters, such as blood bank operation services, disease detection services, prevention services, management of drug quality programmes, birth control services etc.

    These services are frequently provided by special teams or individual health professionals not connected with a hospital, clinic or practitioner.

    This subcategory excludes:

    • administration services for sickness, maternity or temporary disablement benefit schemes, see 84.30.11
    • human health-related services, see division 86
    • social work services, see 87.90
  • 84.12.13 Administrative housing and community amenity services

    This subcategory includes:

    • public administrative services for housing and overall community development, water supply, sanitation and street lighting
    • services related to the development, monitoring and evaluation of housing and housing standards (other than construction standards)
    • administrative services for rent control and eligibility standards for state-subsidised housing
    • administrative housing services for the general public or for people with special needs
    • dissemination of public information about housing
    • services provided by offices, bureaux, departments and programme units involved in developing and administering regulations concerning water supply
    • public administrative services related to refuse collection and disposal, sewage system operation and street cleaning
    • pollution standards, dissemination of information on pollution
    • administrative services of environmental protection programmes

    This subcategory excludes:

    • sewage, refuse disposal and remediation, see divisions 37, 38, 39
  • 84.12.14 Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services

    This subcategory includes:

    • support services for cultural facilities and individual artists as well as organisations engaged in promoting cultural activities, including distribution services of public grants to artists
    • support services for national, regional or local festivities and for the maintenance and running of religious institutions
    • sponsoring services of recreation and cultural activities

    This subcategory excludes:

    • museums and other cultural services, see division 91
    • government operated library and archive services, see 91.01.1
    • other recreational services, see 92.00, 93.21, 93.29
    • sports facilities operation services, see 93.11.10
    • sports events promotion and organisation services, see 93.12.10, 93.19.11