Graham Allen, who has championed the cause of early intervention for several years, told delegates at a fringe meeting at the Labour conference in Liverpool that however unpalatable the concept may be, payment-by-results is the only way money can be raised, calling on party members to back the idea.
"If Ed Miliband becomes Prime Minister tomorrow, there is not going to be a great slab of public money to make these interventions," he said.
"We will be in a situation where we will need to be smart about how we raise money and this involves outcomes-based commissioning and payment-by-results.
"We have got to make sure it is not like PFI [private finance initiatives] for the sake of the children we represent.
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