The Wellcome Trust has stated that it plans to get tougher to ensure that Wellcome Trust funded research is made open access within six months of original publication.  This six-month target has also been suggested by the Research Council UK.

Although the six month target is already Wellcome Trust policy, only 55% of partners are currently compliant.  Steps under consideration to increase compliance include holding back final grant payments until results had been made OA or taking researchers OA track-records into account before granting new funding.

More on this story via Times Higher Education.