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| Paedophile and former pop star Gary Glitter has been banned from travelling to Spain via France. | Paedophile and former pop star Gary Glitter has been banned from travelling to Spain via France. |
| Because Glitter - whose real name is Paul Gadd - is on the sex offenders register, he had to tell authorities of his travel plans seven days in advance. | Because Glitter - whose real name is Paul Gadd - is on the sex offenders register, he had to tell authorities of his travel plans seven days in advance. |
| Ashford magistrates granted an order requested by Kent Police last Thursday stopping Glitter from travelling. | Ashford magistrates granted an order requested by Kent Police last Thursday stopping Glitter from travelling. |
| The 64-year-old has the right to appeal, and the ban applies only to those two countries. | The 64-year-old has the right to appeal, and the ban applies only to those two countries. |
| Glitter did not attend last Thursday's hearing but was represented by London-based Corker Binning Solicitors. | Glitter did not attend last Thursday's hearing but was represented by London-based Corker Binning Solicitors. |
| A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "Kent Police will do everything necessary to protect children in this country, or abroad." | A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "Kent Police will do everything necessary to protect children in this country, or abroad." |
| But she added they would not discuss individual cases or the possible whereabouts of Glitter. | But she added they would not discuss individual cases or the possible whereabouts of Glitter. |
| Travel ban | |
| A Foreign Travel Order stops someone from leaving the country. | |
| To obtain one, police have to apply to the courts and prove an individual is at risk of reoffending. | |
| The order can last for up to six months but the person can keep their passport during that time. | |
| Glitter returned to the UK in August after spending 27 months in a Vietnamese jail for abusing two girls. | Glitter returned to the UK in August after spending 27 months in a Vietnamese jail for abusing two girls. |
| He was denied entry to Hong Kong and to Thailand after he refused to return to Britain following his deportation. | He was denied entry to Hong Kong and to Thailand after he refused to return to Britain following his deportation. |
| The Chinese authorities sent him back to Bangkok. | The Chinese authorities sent him back to Bangkok. |
| Thai authorities then refused to let him stay despite Glitter pleading for medical treatment, saying he was having a heart attack. | Thai authorities then refused to let him stay despite Glitter pleading for medical treatment, saying he was having a heart attack. |
| He eventually boarded a flight to the UK, returning last month. | He eventually boarded a flight to the UK, returning last month. |
| He has informed police of the address at which he is living, but the location has been kept secret. | He has informed police of the address at which he is living, but the location has been kept secret. |
| Glitter was previously on the sex offenders register for seven years, after he was jailed in the UK for four months in 1999 for possessing images of child abuse. | Glitter was previously on the sex offenders register for seven years, after he was jailed in the UK for four months in 1999 for possessing images of child abuse. |
| He became famous as a glam rock star in the 1970s. | He became famous as a glam rock star in the 1970s. |