 The College had broken its affiliation with the University; Plater students were no longer eligible to sit the University's examinations and the College management adopted a more generalist education approach, transitioning the College into a Short Course Campus, ultimately with significant failures in corporate governance.Seemingly, student volume was more important than academic integrity.Thereafter, following a controversial period, it closed in July 2005 following a negative report from the Adult Learning Inspectorate released in November 2004 and the resignation of its principal, Robert Beckinsale, amid recriminations and allegations of scandal.