Petition

STOP 5 YEAR SMEARS!!!!! MAKE THESE YEARLY!

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Smears are currently at 3 years which are due to change to 5 years. This should be changed to yearly, plus to start age lowering!

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Review the NHS decision to make smear testing every 5 years if HPV negative

Timeline

10 Jun 2025 Petition opened for signatures
2 Jul 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Jul 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 8 Aug 2026.