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Would the English legal system be improved by the creation of ministry of justice?  

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Would the English legal system be improved by the creation of ministry of justice? A ministry of justice is a group that would take responsibility for all of the legal matters in the country instead of being spread over many different departments. The English legal system is currently run by the lord chancellors department (LCD) and the home office, which takes on all the important roles. The LCD has the job of appointing the judiciary, controlling legal aid and contributes to law reform. The home office is responsible for the control of the police, national security and the reform of the criminal justice system, prisons and much more. There is also a small group called the law officers, the law officers are the attorney general and the solicitor-general. The attorney general is responsible for major domestic and international litigation for the government. The attorney general grants the solicitor general's powers to...

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