According to Article 75 of Law 4478/2017:
- Juvenile Probation Service and Probation Service for Adults of the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights shall be assigned with the individual assessment of victims of criminal offences in order to determine special protection needs and the protection of minor victims in accordance with this Law and the provisions in force.
- An Independent Office for Minor Victims – “House of the Child” has been set up at the Athens Juvenile Probation Service and Probation Service for Adults, which shall exercise the powers referred to in the previous article.
- Independent Offices for Minor Victims – “House of the Child” have been set up at the Juvenile Probation Service and Probation Service for Adults of Thessaloniki and Piraeus, which shall exercise the powers referred to in the previous Article.
- Independent Offices for Minor Victims – “House of the Child” have been set up at the Juvenile Probation Service and Probation Service for Adults of Patras and Heraklion, which shall exercise the powers referred to in the previous Article.
- The Departments of the Probation Service and Independent Probation Service Offices of the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights shall be responsible for the individual assessment of adult victims of criminal offences in order to determine special protection needs in accordance with this Law and the provisions in force.
As such, the Juvenile Probation Service and Probation Service for Adults and the newly established Independent Offices for Minor Victims – “House of the Child” have an important role to play in supporting and protecting adult and child victims during criminal proceedings.