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Frail elderly 58 1.14%
People with HIV/AIDS 52 1.02%
Refugees 31 0.61%
Mentally disordered offenders 21 0.41%
People with drug problems 12 0.24%
Total 5,095 100%
• 75% of vulnerable people receiving Supporting People services are
Lambeth residents, above the London average of 70%. In 2007/08, 6% of
referrals originated from LB Southwark and 4% from LB Westminster. The
highest proportion of referrals from outside Lambeth under the London
cross-authority protocols are for Rough sleepers and Women at risk of
Domestic Violence.
• Lambeth provided 64 domestic violence refuge beds in 2007/08; this
equates to 2.6 per 10,000 population, more than twice the London target of
1.20 per 10,000 population.
• The following groups of vulnerable children and young people access
council services:
Looked After Children
Children at risk of harm
Young carers
Children with special educational needs or disabilities
Children who are very mobile, e.g. traveller and refugee children
Children from different faith groups
Some BME children and young people
Young people at risk of offending and misusing substances
Teenage parents
Children from low income families.
• The long-term stability of LAC has improved with the number of LAC with 3
or more placement moves reduced from 15.4% to 12.6% in 2007/08.
• 83% of looked after children and young people in Lambeth are placed in
foster care or family placements. The percentage of 10-15 year olds in
residential accommodation has reduced from 16.5% to 6.6%.
• The adoption rates of LAC have improved from 4.1% in 2006/07 to 6.1% in
2007/08.
• There are currently 5 young people over the age of 18 whose SEN require
ongoing accommodation and support. A further 26 young care leavers over
the age of 21 who are in higher education also receive continued support.
• 160 Personal Education Plans (PEP) were completed between April 2006
and March 2007 for a school age cohort of 385 LAC, which equates to 42%.
• The number of existing childcare providers judged good or outstanding in
Ofsted inspections on Staying Safe rose from 38.7% in March 2007 to 44%
in March 08.
• Each year approximately 550 young people appear in court for a range of
offences and 14% are sentenced to custody, mostly for less than one
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