Former Calderdale Council social services chief Rod Ryall has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of indecently assaulting three boys, all under 16, when he was a live-in house master at Aycliffe Approved School in the 1960s and 70s.

Ryall was director of social services in Calderdale from 1974 to 1988. According to local reports, his QC is seeking dismissal of the charges. Read more in the Halifax Evening Courier

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