The Strategic Policy Committees were established in order to enhance the role of community groups and councillors in relation to the governance of the county. The Committees have played an important role in the development of the Corporate Plan and as they develop their policies, these will then feed into the Plan as part of the annual review process. Each SPC is supported by a Director of Service who operates under the general direction of the committee and submit policy review papers to the Corporate Policy Group and the Council for the service or services in question.