The early bird ...

Graham Allen's second report on early intervention has been published by the Cabinet Office. Early Intervention: Smart Investment, Massive Savings focuses, as its title suggests, on how to expedite and pay for early intervention programmes, in better targeting of existing funds (Allen suggests theming the next Comprehensive Spending Review around early intervention) and in attracting financing from elsewhere (social impact bonds from the Big Society Bank). According to the Guardian, Allen's plea for immediate funding to set up his proposed Early Intervention Foundation was turned down by the Government. A formal government response is due in the Autumn.