Dame Rachel Mary de Souza DBE (née Kenny; born 1968, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire) is a British educationalist, and former headteacher.

[11] However, early into her role, having started on 1 March 2021, she said she was against violence of any form towards children, and in an article for the Times 20 April 2022 she said she was supportive of a ban being introduced in England.

It was pre-ceded on 19 April 2021 by "The Big Ask", a survey that was promoted and launched by international footballer and children's campaigner Marcus Rashford.

[14][15] According to the survey, the three primary concerns reported by children recovering from the pandemic were their mental health, their education experience, and the lack of local activities.

Over the following 3 months, the Children's Commissioner met with the owners and administrators of adult content sites, all major social media companies, and content sharing platforms, and on 1 December 2021 co-chaired a meeting with Nadine Dorries, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Nadhim Zahawi, Secretary of State for Education, Will Quince, Children's Minister, and senior representatives of the 8 largest internet and social media companies, to urge greater protections for children and support for the Online Safety Bill.