Frances Winifred Done,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, FCA (''née'' Bishop; born 6 May 1950) is a British public administrator, accountant and former local politician.

Early life

She was born in Bristol"Manchester's powerhouse draws on the Sydney success story for a new legacy"
''The Independent'', 8 September 2001. Retrieved 16 November 2017. on 6 May 1950, one of the four daughters of the Labour politician Edward Stanley Bishop, Baron Bishopston, PC, JP (1920–1984), and his wife, Winifred Mary, ''née'' Bryant, JP."Done, Frances Winifred"
''Who's Who 2017'' (A & C Black; online edition, Oxford University Press, November 2016). Retrieved 16 November 2017

Career

Done was educated at the

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, graduating with a

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degree (BA) in economics in 1971; she then began training as an accountant at KPMG. In 1976, she was appointed a Fellow of the

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports chartered accountants and students around the world. As of July 2022, it has over 198,000 members ...

. In 1988, she returned to KPMG as a senior manager in their public sector department, but in 1991 became Treasurer of the

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rochdale Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of Engl ...

, serving until 1998 when she became Chief Executive. In 2000, she became Chief Executive of Manchester 2002, which was responsible for organising that city's Commonwealth Games. When that role expired in 2003, she became managing director for Local Government, Housing and Criminal Justice at the Audit Commission (2003–06), which made her ultimately responsible for the commission's inspections of local government organisations. She then spent a year as Interim Director-General of the

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for the year 2006–07."Birmingham improvement panel named (press release)"
''Department for Communities and Local Government'', 22 January 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017. She was then Chairman of the

Youth Justice Board The Youth Justice Board ( cy, Bwrdd Cyfiawnder Ieuenctid), for England and Wales (YJB) is a non-departmental public body created by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to oversee the youth justice system for England and Wales. It is sponsored by the ...

from 2008 to 2014, and has served as a Trustee of the

Canal and River Trust The Canal & River Trust (CRT), branded as in Wales, holds the guardianship of 2,000 miles of canals and rivers, together with reservoirs and a wide range of heritage buildings and structures, in England and Wales. Launched on 12 July 2012, the ...

(formerly the Waterways Trust) since 2003. In 2015, the

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appointed her vice-chairman of the Birmingham Improvement Panel.

Honours

In the 2003 New Year Honours, Done was appointed a Commander of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

"for services to the XVII Commonwealth Games".''Supplement to the London Gazette'', 31 December 2002 (no. 56797), p. 7.

Personal life

In 1981, she married the political broadcaster Jim Hancock and has two sons.Alan Travis,
"Interview: Frances Done, chair of Youth Justice Board"
''The Guardian'', 16 July 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Done, Frances 1950 births Living people Alumni of the University of Manchester Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English accountants Daughters of life peers KPMG people Politicians from Bristol Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates