Petition · past parliament

Lower the legal age for cervical screening from 25 to 18

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

In 2014, there were over 3000 new cases of cervical cancer in the U.K. Alone. I would like to propose that the cervical screening age is lowered from 25 to 18.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

6 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
9 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Feb 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.