04a JSNA Appendix , item 5. PDF 6 MB - Lambeth Council

DRAFT
Can they make a positive contribution?
Do they engage in decision making, confident that they can express their
needs and choices and be heard?
STATUS
• 1,000 people attended 3 People First Expos in 2008, 60% of whom had not
attended a local, formal meeting before.
• 49% of adults responding to the Residents’ survey 2007 felt that the council
listens to their concerns (against 53% across inner London) and 47% felt
they were involved in decision making (in line with 46% inner London). Both
these figures have dropped slightly since 2005 when 53% felt listened to
and 51% felt involved in decision making.
• 70% of adult residents feel that they are kept informed about what the
council is doing; this compares with 64% across London. However, only
35% are satisfied with the opportunities to participate in local decision
making.
• 48% of adult residents agree that they can actually influence decisions
made which affect their local area, higher than across both London 46% and
inner London 43%. However, only 20% of adults had actually taken part in
any consultative survey or meeting in the last 12 months.
• Young people in Lambeth feel less well informed with only 43% of young
people feeling they are kept up-to-date with what the council are doing (in
line with 41% across London).
• 40% of young people feel that the Council does listen to them and 35% feel
involved in the decision-making process, higher than the London average of
29%. 8% of young people aged 11-17 years in Lambeth have written to their
local Councillor, which is 5 points higher than across London.
• Young people in Lambeth (50%) are more likely to have voted in a school
election than young people nationally (43%). (Tell Us2 Survey 2007).
• 30% of young people aged 11-17 years have been a member of their school
council, six percentage points higher than the London average (Residents’
survey 2007).
• 46% of Lambeth schoolchildren in years 8 & 10 feel that their views are
listened to in the running of the school compared with 53% nationally (Tell
Us2 Survey 2007).
• Young people in Lambeth are more likely to have been involved in a school
council or parliament (17% against 14% nationally) with overall 10% fewer
reporting that they had not been engaged in decision making processes at
all compared with the national figures.
• There has been high involvement of Looked After Children in the decisionmaking
process through engagement in Corporate Parenting and
consultation groups. The participation of LAC in reviews has also improved
from 85% to 96%.
SIGNIFICANT INEQUALITIES IDENTIFIED
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NATIONAL PRIORITIES
Lambeth JSNA – Preliminary Assessment
Version 4
October 2008
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