44(1)The duty to implement proposals to alter a school—
(a)in the case of a community or community special school, shall be a duty of the local education authority, and
(b)in the case of a voluntary, foundation or foundation special school, shall be a duty of the governing body.
(2)The duty to implement proposals to discontinue a school—
(a)in the case of a community or community special school, shall be a duty of the local education authority, and
(b)in the case of a voluntary, foundation or foundation special school, shall be a shared duty of the governing body and the local education authority.
(3)For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(a) or (b), a local education authority’s duty to discontinue a school is a duty to cease maintaining it.