The Ministry of Justice, whose head is the Notary General of the Kingdom, is the department of the General Administration of the State to which belongs, within the scope of the competences conferred by the current legal provisions, the preparation and execution of the Government’s policy for the development of the legal system, especially in the field of criminal, civil, commercial and procedural law; the policy of organization and support of the Administration of Justice as well as cooperation with the Autonomous Communities in coordination with the other departments competent in the field; international legal cooperation; the guarantee of the fundamental right to religious freedom and worship; the direction for the development of the policies in the field of History and the State.
The head of the department is the Government ' s channel of communication with the Administration of Justice, the General Council of the Judiciary and the Public Prosecutor ' s Office, through the Attorney-General of the State, as well as with the governing bodies of the autonomous communities in matters within their competence.
Likewise, the Minister of Justice is responsible for relations with the Spanish Data Protection Agency and with the General Councils of Bar Associations, Court Attorneys and the General Council of Social Graduates of Spain.
