High Court judge Justice Collins ruled that the 72-hour notice period before being removed from the UK for adults should also be applied to children.
The ruling came in a judicial review surrounding the UK Border Agency's treatment of two unaccompanied asylum seeker children, aged 15 and 16.
One of the girls was put on a flight to Italy without notice and was unable to contact a lawyer or social worker. On arrival in Italy she was kept in cell for several hours before being left destitute.
The other girl was taken from her foster carer's home in handcuffs but was stopped from being put on a plane to Italy at the eleventh hour after she managed to contact her solicitor.
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