The Government has confirmed that the publication of the final Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016 has been delayed. It was originally expected that the final Regulations would be published this summer and come into force on 1 October 2016. However, the Government now envisages that the Regulations will commence in April 2017. If this is the case, it is likely that the first “relevant date” under the Regulations would remain at 30 April 2017 as previously announced, meaning that the first gender pay gap reports will be due by the end of April 2018.