# Introduction

In this free course, Social work law and UK regulation, you are going to learn about definitions of law and where legislation comes from. You will then apply this to social work and also learn how social work is regulated across the UK specifically. Finally, you will consider why it is important for social workers to understand the law.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law.

OpenLearn - Social work law and UK regulation
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