Frances Done
Frances Done | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Youth Justice Board | |
| In office February 2008[1] – March 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Jack Straw |
| Preceded by | Graham Robb (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Lord McNally |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1950 Bristol, England |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
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
Career
Done was educated at the
Department for Communities and Local Government appointed her vice-chairman of the Birmingham Improvement Panel.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fred Silvester | 18,329 | 39.2 | −8.1 | |
| Labour | Frances Done | 15,956 | 34.2 | −4.7 | |
| SDP | Bernard L. Lever | 12,231 | 26.2 | New | |
Independent
|
Michael Gibson | 184 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 2,373 | 5.0 | -3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 46,700 | 72.3 | -2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
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".[7]
Personal life
In 1981, she married the political broadcaster Jim Hancock and has two sons.[3][8]
References
- ^ "Across the divide". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Manchester's powerhouse draws on the Sydney success story for a new legacy", The Independent, 8 September 2001. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Done, Frances Winifred", Who's Who 2017 (A & C Black; online edition, Oxford University Press, November 2016). Retrieved 16 November 2017
- ^ "Bishopston", Who Was Who (A & C Black; online edition, Oxford University Press, April 2014). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Birmingham improvement panel named (press release)", Department for Communities and Local Government, 22 January 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 2002 (no. 56797), p. 7.
- ^ Alan Travis, "Interview: Frances Done, chair of Youth Justice Board", The Guardian, 16 July 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2017.