the Travelling Community, Travellers’ Organisations, the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee, Public Representatives, the wider community and other Statutory and Voluntary Bodies. Regarding halting site size, case studies showed that the range should be between five and fifteen bays but consensus rests on the number of ten. The conclusion was drawn that sites that are smaller than ten bays can create difficulties in the provision of onsite services (such as community centres and pre-school facilities) because of the economies of scale involved. Accommodation provision in consultation A big change to relations between the Traveling Community and the settled community is how the state has committed to working with Travellers. This is seen in County Councils and other relevant agencies delivering accommodation in consultation with members of the Travelling Community. The 1998 Act has provisions to allow for consultation by the County Council with the Travelling Community. The local authority Traveller Accommodation Programmes sets out to enable Traveller ownership of and pride in the programme itself. This is accomplished by Traveller participation in the structures, processes, and associations that play a role in managing housing and accommodation provided. The Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committees (LTACC) was established to facilitate consultation between Housing Authorities and Travellers. Membership of the LTACC provides for a number of Traveller positions depending on the size of the population. The committee gives advice on the provision and management of accommodation for Travellers. The ongoing implementation of the accommodation programme requires a commitment from all involved to work together. But the process of enabling partnership takes time. There was a consensus among Travellers consulted that Travellers are conceived of as a problem within the local authority. At the same time there are cases of County Council officials expressing exasperation. There have been frustrated attempts to "identify and resolve" issues arising from "vandalism, malicious damage and anti-social behavior" on halting sites. There have been cases of the inoperability of the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (LTACC) because of a lack of interest from Traveller representatives. The 1998 Act has built-in procedures to facilitate the statutory obligation on local authorities to provide accommodation for Travellers. Firstly, there is central involvement from the Department of Local Government. The funding of the Traveller Accommodation Programme is not included in general funding to County Councils. The funds for this particular programme are received direct from the Department of Local Government. This is done