Petition · past parliament
Lower the cervical smearing age to 16 years old.
Closed
46 signatures
What the petition asks
I feel that the cervical smearing age should be lowered. If the legal age for having sex is 16 years old in the UK then why is cervical smearing age 25? The HPV virus is transmitted via sexual intercourse, virtually all cases of cervical cancer recorded in the UK were caused by the HPV virus.
People who have been experiencing five years of pain, discomfort and bleeding can go in and out of hospital, not find the problem and still be told that a smear cannot be offered before the age of 25. For some people this could be too late.
Timeline
| 24 Jan 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jul 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
46
Status
Closed
Opened
24 Jan 2019
Closed
24 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.