The jurisdiction of the SSSBC is employees in the South African Police Service, while the ELRC has jurisdiction over educators employed in national and provincial Departments of Education. The scope of the PHSDSB is employees in national and provincial health and welfare departments and other defined employees. The GPSBC has jurisdiction over all employees in the scope of the PSCBC that are outside the scope of the other three sectoral councils. The sector councils are self-funded and independently established.