ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests that changes have more to do with the logistics of coalition government than with addressing problems at Westminster. It explores the obvious differences in the codes that reflect clear variations in working practices and areas of competence and investigates those differences where there are no immediately apparent obligations for the Scottish Executive to differ from the Ministerial Code (MC) at Westminster. At Westminster, the MC was revised in July 1997 following the victory of the Labour Party. Comparisons and contrasts between the theory of the codes in the UK and theory of the Scottish Ministerial Code are then assessed. The Scottish parliament should 'embody and reflect the sharing of power between the people of Scotland, the legislators and the Scottish Executive'. A comparative approach allows assessing the extent to which the Scottish Executive has devised a new improved code of conduct for ministers.
