Mr Lindsay Montgomery CBE FRSE

Lindsay Montgomery CBE, FRSE, has substantial experience in the management, leadership and governance of public bodies. Past roles include Chief Executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board, Deputy Chair and later Chair of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Chair of Community Justice Scotland. He has also worked in various Government departments, including HM Treasury.

Lindsay has an extensive background in Scotland’s justice system. In addition to his role as Chief Executive of SLAB from 1999 until 2016, other roles include membership of the Scottish Civil Justice Council, the Scottish Government Justice Board and the National Criminal Justice Board. He was a member of several policy and reference groups for reviews of aspects of the justice system in Scotland, including Lord Gill's review of Scottish Civil Courts, Lord Carloway's review of Criminal Law and Practice and Sheriff Principal Taylor’s review of Expenses of Funding for Civil Litigation in Scotland.

He is a visiting professor in the School of Law at the University of Strathclyde with a focus on legal aid and access to justice, and Vice Chair of the International Legal Aid Group.

Other current roles include Chair of the Scottish Government Digital Board, as well as consultancy and other non-executive roles.

In  2009 he was awarded a CBE for his services to the administration of justice. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

He was appointed as the Chairing Member of JABS in January 2022.