The SSC suffered a fraud at the hands of its finance manager, which was discovered in 2006 [1].
Subsequently, Automotive Skills' SSC license was transferred to the Institute of the Motor Industry in September 2007 [2][3].
The Institute uses the Automotive Skills brand, although the separate charity still exists [4].
One role of the UKCES will be to manage the performance of the Sector Skills Councils, advising Ministers on their re-licensing [5].
The members of Automotive Skills Limited appointed liquidators PJ Clark and PD Williams of corporate restructuring organisation MCR, on 24 July 2008 [6].