The Research Councils UK (RCUK) has published its policy proposal “Position Statement on Access to Research Output” http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/press/20050628openaccess.asp.
It is available for public comments until 31 August.
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has published a reply criticising the proposal. http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/18-guid.html