The article analyses new legal solutions concerning the protection of minor victims and witnesses. The article describes the amendments introduced into the Code of Criminal Procedure, which now requires the procedural authority to prepare a questionnaire for the individual assessment of the victim. A new procedure for questioning minors has also been introduced into the criminal procedure, with particular emphasis on their health. Subsequently, the article outlines the issues related to re-interviewing a minor victim. It presents the method of assessing an evidentiary motion to conduct such a procedural activity, taking into account the right to defence and the need to protect the victim. The article also presents the court decisions on re-interviewing and describes changes related to the method of appointing a representative for a minor victim. The article ends with an assessment of the newly introduced regulations, which impose a number of new obligations on police officers, prosecutors and judges, the common goal of which regulations is to protect the minor. These roles will require specialist knowledge.
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