Glitter Ordered To Sign Sex Offenders Register

Former glam rock singer Gary Glitter has been ordered to sign the sex offenders register after arriving back in Britain.

Glitter was met at Heathrow Airport by a media scrum as well as police officers from the anti-paedophile Operation Jigsaw.

The convicted sex offender, spent three years in a Vietnamese jail for abusing two girls aged 10 and 11.

Glitter, 64, real name Paul Gadd, appeared in Uxbrige Magistrates' Court and the judge agreed to a notification order, which means Glitter must sign the register - for a second time.

Glitter has 21 days to appeal against the order. Once he has been served papers by police, he has three days to sign the sex offenders register.

He will also therefore be required to tell authorities of his whereabouts and could face an order prohibiting him from going near children or using the internet.

Assistant General Secretary of the National Association of Probation Officers Harry Fletcher said it was likely that Glitter would be assessed as "high risk" and would be subject to unannounced visits.

His solicitor, Mr Corker, said the singer's conviction had been a "travesty of justice".

Mr Corker added that "proper procedure" for Glitter's well-being and protection had been put in place.

The solicitor also said that his client had feared he had caught tuberculosis while in prison.

Glitter was released from jail in Vietnam on Tuesday after serving almost three years.

He was then flown back to Bangkok for a connecting flight to London, but failed to board the flight to the UK saying he had had ear and heart problems.

It is understood he wandered Bangkok airport for nearly 24 hours despite being declared persona non grata in Thailand.

With a growing list of countries refusing Glitter entry, he was left with little choice but to return to the UK.

It is reported that 19 countries have said they would refuse Glitter entry.

Earlier this week, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said it was her view that Glitter should be given a Foreign Travel Order, banning him from overseas travel.

However, Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve said "restrictions on people's ability to travel abroad is something that has to be looked at very carefully".

The once acclaimed pop star fell from grace when he was convicted in 1999 of downloading thousands of images of child pornography onto his personal computer.

He served two months of a four-month sentence for the offence.

He then left the UK and moved to Cambodia, staying for several years before being blacklisted on sex allegations.

He then moved to Vietnam where he was arrested in 2005 and charged with the abuse of two girls.

He pleaded not guilty but was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison in March 2006.

Glitter sold millions of records and had more than 25 hit singles during his heyday as a glam rock artist with hits such as 'I'm The Leader Of The Gang'.

(DS)