Statement of participation

Mitul Patel
has completed the free course including any mandatory tests for:

Social work law and UK regulation

This free 5-hour course explored social work law and UK regulation

Issue date: 8 April 2024

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 Social work law and UK regulation
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Course summary
Completed study
Social workers have significant powers, rights
The learner has completed the following:
and responsibilities in their professional role.
The law has a vital role in the regulation of Section 1
professional practice, and such regulation is
important to social workers, as it provides clear What is law?
boundaries for their practice. Boundaries also
Section 2
provide the public with confidence in the
profession. It is important for service users to Devolution and the United Kingdom’s constitution
know that a legal framework exists and that
remedies are available when professionals act Section 3
outside the legal framework. In this course you Where does law come from?
will learn about definitions of law and where
legislation comes from. You will then apply this Section 4
to social work and consider how social work is
regulated across the UK specifically. Why do social workers need to know the law?

Learning outcomes
By completing this course, the learner should be
able to:
understand what professional regulation is
and how social work is regulated
explain the differences in social work’s
regulatory and legal frameworks across the
four UK nations
understand the interrelationship between
duties, powers, rights and responsibilities, as
these relate to social work practice.

https://www.open.edu/openlearn COURSE CODE: K271_2

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