Petition
Keep cervical smear tests at 3 years
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it law to not change cervical smear tests more than 3 years
Many women and ladies have got/had cervical cancer. And too change it to 5 years instead of 3 years is very scary. To many of us women. What about the risk to our lives.
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
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Jul 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.