Rachel de Souza
Rachel de Souza is the Children's Commissioner for England, a role she has held since 2020. In her capacity, she advocates for the rights and well-being of children, focusing on issues such as mental health, education, and online safety. Her recent research highlighted the widespread implementation of mobile phone bans in schools and called for further legal regulations to protect children from harmful online content. De Souza emphasizes the importance of safeguarding children in the digital age, addressing concerns about their mental health and the impacts of social media.
Not in the pool (under ¢1).
Recent news mentions
Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner, has urged the government to reintroduce a GCSE in Ukrainian.
Ukrainian refugee leaves UK sixth-form college that urged her ‘to study Russian’ | Ukraine
United Kingdom· 2025-12-25
Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, has called for a ban on apps that facilitate deepfake technology.
Škole nemoćne pred novom vrstom vršnjačkog nasilja
Montenegro· 2025-12-08
Rachel de Souza, the children's commissioner for the United Kingdom, wrote about a young girl’s experience with her boyfriend's aggressive behavior.
Mange unge tror, at det »bare er sådan sex er«, fordi ingen har lært dem at skelne
Denmark· 2025-12-02Dame Rachel de Souza told BBC Newsnight it was 'absolutely a loophole that needs closing' and called for age verification on VPNs.
Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers toldUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-19
Rachel de Souza warns against TV normalising content that teenagers find frightening and confusing.
Moral outrage over Bonnie Blue’s porn empire misses the point: this is hardcore economics | Gaby HinsliffUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-05
Dame Rachel de Souza condemned the documentary for glamorizing extreme pornography.
UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs | PornographyUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-03
Rachel de Souza is the children’s commissioner for England who commissioned the national survey on mobile phone bans in schools.
Greyscale and prune your algorithm: ‘digital nutritionist’ offers advice on cutting down screen time | SmartphonesUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-03
Dame Rachel de Souza suggested restricting phone use even outside school hours.
Hugh Grant critică dur școlile care alimentează dependența copiilor de ecrane: „E ultimul lucru de care au nevoie copiii!”
Romania· 2025-04-25
Rachel de Souza emphasized that both boys and girls are facing shared issues that need to be addressed.
‘We can’t pit boys against girls’: headlines overshadow struggles of a generation of girls | Mental healthUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-12
Rachel de Souza is the English children's commissioner who commissioned a national survey on mobile phone usage in schools.
Prepoved uporabe telefonov v angleških šolah
Slovenia· 2025-04-10