How it works
The Register is run by Violet Co Legal, a law firm. Anyone aged 18 or over can register, free, no matter when the harm happened. Recording is the only step that is yours alone; everything after it happens only with your say-so.
You tell us about yourself, the person who harmed you, and what happened — as much or as little as you want. We confirm your identity with photo ID so that no one can pose as you or pollute the Register. From this moment you are a Violet Co client and legal privilege protects what you tell us.
Our software looks for records that name the same person. When three people have — you and two others — the connection is flagged. That may happen quickly, or take months or years, or never. We can't promise a match; we can promise you are a client either way.
Before anyone is told anything, a Violet Co solicitor checks the connection is real — the same person, not just the same name — and that the records stand on their own. This is where a bad-faith report stops. Your accounts are kept separate throughout, so no one can say you influenced each other.
We tell each of you, separately, that your record has connected with others — never who they are. A lawyer explains the options, and any time limits that apply to them: a police report, a civil claim, Victims Services, the National Redress Scheme where an institution is involved, a workplace process, mediation, or a supported meeting. Your group votes on what, if anything, to do. If you can't agree, you can vote again or wait.
Nothing is filed and no one is represented until the group has chosen its path with a lawyer. When it has, Violet Co acts for you, and you are introduced to each other at the right time. What was your word against theirs is now three people's word — and a law firm's.
Then you are still a Violet Co client. You can talk to a solicitor about your own options at any time, be referred to counselling, or simply leave your record where it is. The Register is a front door into everything Violet Co already does for survivors — it isn't a waiting room.
That is completely fine. You can record and stop there. You can talk to 1800RESPECT first. You can come back in a year. What happened to you matters whether or not you ever take a step beyond this page.