So, BSI British Standards is expected to publish the first set of specifications regarding web standards in the first half of 2008. Well whoopy-doo, that's all we need, web design by committee.
The publicly available specification (PAS 124) is to be developed by a BSI steering group before being released to the public for comment. Here's mine in advance: we don't need another set of standards, even from the BSI, to determine and govern effectiveness, function and appearance of websites thank you very much.