From next year girls of 12 will be vaccinted a gainst a sexually transmitted infection that can lead to cervical cancer.
The vaccination plan which has to be approved by a government committee will protect girls from the human papilloma virus (HPV) and will be administered in the first year of secondary school.
However this programme has sparked an outcry from some campaigners over fears that it is sending out the wrong message to young girls encouraging them to become sexually active.
HPV is one of the worst sexually transmitted infections that causes 70% of cervical cancers. and cervical cancer affects 3000 women in the UK which leads to 1120 deaths.
A recent study carried out by the United Nations International Children's Fund, more British teenagers have sex by the age of 15 than in any other country in Europe. 35% of teenagers have had sex by the age of 15 compared to 22% in France adn 16% in Spain.
Dr Syed Ahmed, a committee member, said: "Surveys show the vast majority of parents are in favour of the vaccine. I don't think girls are thinking about cancer when they decide whether or not to have sex. They are more concerned about becoming pregnant or catching chlamydia or gonorrhoea.