Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Provide funding to lower the cervical cancer screening age to 18
Closed
898 signatures
What the petition asks
The age at which you’re offered a smear test should be lowered to 18.
Changes occur to the cervix from adolescence onwards and by the time girls reach the age of 25 some are already being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Lowering the age of the smear test will enable abnormal cells to be caught much earlier.
Timeline
| 28 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Mar 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
898
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
28 Sep 2021
Closed
28 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.