UK: bringing the Bribery Act 2010 into force - no date yet

Yesterday, in the House of Lords, Lord Hannay of Chiswick asked Lord McNally (Minister of State, Ministry of Justice) when the Bribery Act (2010) would come into force (it received Royal Assent last April). Lord McNally provided this reply which did not impress Lord Hannay and others:

... the Government are committed to the implementation of the Bribery Act. We are urgently working on the guidance to commercial organisations to make it practical and useful for legitimate business and trade. After the guidance is published, there will be a three-month notice period before full implementation of the Act".

Hansard, the record of debate, is available here.