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Estranged Student Status Form
Warwick offers a wide range of pastoral, academic and financial support for students who come to study here. We also have a named contact for students who are independent because they are estranged from their parentsLink opens in a new window so that you have a single point of contact both before you get here and during your studies.
Please complete the form below so that we can signpost you to the most appropriate support available.
Definition of 'Estranged Student' status
Estranged students: An 'estranged student' is a young person who is studying without the support and approval of both of their parents due to a breakdown in their relationship – this might be their birth, step or adoptive parents, and sometimes their wider family members. Students in this situation are able to apply to Student Finance England (or equivalent student finance bodies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) as ‘Independent and Estranged’. You could apply for student finance as an estranged student if:
- You haven’t had any contact with both of your parents for 12 months or more; or
- Your relationship with both of your parents has broken down within the last 12 months and you don’t expect this to change in the near future.
If you are applying to Student Finance as an Independent student for another reason - if you are bereaved, for example - we would encourage you to contact the Lifecycle Team at lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk to discuss the support options available to you.
Privacy Notice
This table explains the ways in which we intend to process your personal data.
| Who we are: |
University of Warwick, a royal charter company with registered number RC000678, with offices at University House, Kirby Corner Road, Coventry CV4 8UW
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| Our Data Protection Officer: |
Director of Legal and Compliance Services
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| Our contact for this work:
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Emily Cannon, Widening Participation Lifecycle Officer (emily.cannon@warwick.ac.uk)
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| The source from which your personal data originates:
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The personal data will be collected directly from you. |
| The categories of your personal data that we will process:
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Personal data will include: name, UCAS application ID, email address, time spent estranged
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| The special categories of your personal data that we will process:
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N/A |
| Our lawful basis for processing your personal data:
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The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest |
| Our purposes for processing your personal data:
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The University of Warwick will process your personal data for the purposes of assessing your care experienced status which will determine your eligibility for support from the University.
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| Who we will share your personal data with:
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Your personal data will not be shared or disclosed to any third parties external to the University of Warwick. However, within the University, your personal information may be shared with relevant colleagues such as: Admissions, Welfare, Accommodation, Careers & Skills, Student Funding and Disability Services.
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| Will we transfer your personal data outside of the United Kingdom:
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Your personal data will not be transferred outside of the United Kingdom
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| Will we use automated means (e.g. profiling) to make decisions about you:
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No |
| Are you obliged to provide this personal data:
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No |
| How long will we keep your personal data:
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We keep all personal data in accordance with our Information and Records Management Policy and the University Records Retention Schedule. Your personal data will be retained while your learner relationship with the University continues and up to 2 years after it ceases. Holding data for this duration will enable us to offer ongoing support, information, advice and guidance from the University.
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| Your rights:
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You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing concerning you, or to object to processing, as well as the right to data portability. If our lawful basis for processing your personal data is your consent – you have the right to withdraw it at any time. To exercise these rights, please contact us by email at infocompliance@warwick.ac.uk.
You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, which can be contacted at www.ico.org.uk. If we fail to comply with your rights, you have the right to seek a judicial remedy.
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We have endeavoured to provide this information to you in concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form using clear and plain language. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or if you require this information in an alternative format.
For further information on how we process personal data, please visit our website: www.warwick.ac.uk/privacy.
Contact us
Emily Cannon
Widening Participation Lifecycle Officer
Email: lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk
