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For a door latch or lock, Backset is an important measurement. That's the distance from the centre of the spindle to the edge of the door.... Internal doors with tubular latches and wooden internal/external with Yale latches or mortice locks will normally be 44 or 57mm.
Once you know your required Backset, try and find an identical sized faceplate for a simple swap. Or pick a larger faceplate and enlarge the rebate.
Old miss aligned screew holes can be filled with a bit of dowel, trimmed down then hammered in with some wood glue. Trim flush once the glue has dried and pilot drill new holes where required. Or use sausages 😁
Locks and latches are easier to replace whilst they still work (a bit). Once they fail completely and leave the door stuck shut, that's more of a pain as you need to get it open which can be 🤔😵