Charlotte Leslie generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights

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Major votes

• On 30 Jan 2014: Charlotte Leslie voted to only allow human rights grounds to be used to prevent a foreign criminal being deported in cases where there would be a breach of the right to life, or right not to be tortured; and to add a new exemption to deportation for cases where harm to the criminal's children outweighs the public interest in removal. Show vote
• On 16 Apr 2013: Charlotte Leslie voted to remove the duty on the Commission for Equality and Human Rights to work to support the development of a society where people's ability to achieve their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination and there is respect for human rights. Show vote
• On 16 Apr 2013: Charlotte Leslie voted against making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste Show vote
• On 4 Dec 2012: Charlotte Leslie was absent for a vote on Human Rights Act 1998 Repeal Bill Show vote
• On 13 Jul 2011: Charlotte Leslie voted to apply laws against work related discrimination to mariners. Show vote

Minor votes

• On 14 Dec 2016: Charlotte Leslie voted against calling on the Government to ensure women and protected groups are not disproportionally impacted by tax and benefit changes and against publication of a gender equality strategy to improve the position of women. Show vote
• On 26 May 2016: Charlotte Leslie voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998; against plans to save the steel industry including fast-tracking infrastructure projects requiring large amounts of steel; and against a principle of the Government not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending. Show vote

  This policy conflicts with:

  • a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
• On 9 Dec 2015: Charlotte Leslie voted against carrying out an assessment of the impact of Government policies on women; against mitigating any disproportionate burden on women and against publishing a gender equality strategy. Show vote
• On 1 Jul 2015: Charlotte Leslie voted against requiring an annual report from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission analysing information on the gender pay gap and making recommendations to close it. Show vote
• On 10 Mar 2014: Charlotte Leslie voted against making it unlawful for any provider of regulated social care to act in a manner incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Show vote
• On 13 Jul 2011: Charlotte Leslie voted to require specified public bodies to publish objectives in relation to their duties to promote equality. Show vote