Frances Done

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

Early life She was born in Bristol 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.

Career Done was educated at the University of Manchester, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in economics in 1971; she then began training as an accountant at KPMG. She was then Chairman of the Youth Justice Board from 2008 to 2014, and has served as a Trustee of the Canal and River Trust (formerly the Waterways Trust) since 2003.

Honours In the 2003 New Year Honours, Done was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire "for services to the XVII Commonwealth Games".

Personal life In 1981, she married the political broadcaster Jim Hancock and has two sons.