...Hi I am in the process of getting a student allowance, and the form you have to fill out if you have a relationship with only one parent ask's the reasons why, giving you these options:
There is a breakdown in the relationship between the student and their other parent, and contact now would have a detrimental psychological effect on either the student or that parent (Go to Q11a)
The student is or has been subjected to severe mental cruelty by their other parent (Go to Q11a)
The other parent (or their spouse) has physically or sexually abused the student (Go to Q11a)
The other parent is in prison or under an inpatient order under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, and is unable to be responsible for the student (Go to Q12)
I am the student’s only living parent (Go to Q13)
There are other special circumstances that demonstrate that the relationship has so broken down that the student should be considered independent from the other parent – For example: the other parents whereabouts are unknown. (Go to Q11a)
In Q11a as most of them are then referred to it asks you to "give us a full and detailed explanation about your answer in Question 11"
I was just wondering whether they are aloud to ask about past abuse, let alone for you to go into detail about it