 Forward Intelligence Teams ( FITs ) are two or more police officers who are deployed by UK police forces to gather intelligence on the ground and in some circumstances , to disrupt activists and deter anti @-@ social behaviour . They use cameras , camcorders and audio recorders to conduct overt surveillance of the public . An unsuccessful legal challenge has been made against their use of overt surveillance , but in 2009 the Court of Appeal ruled that they must justify retention of photographs on a case @-@ by @-@ case basis . Any retained information is recorded on the Crimint database . 
 Forward Intelligence Teams ( FITs ) <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>two or more police officers <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>are deployed by UK police forces to gather intelligence on the ground and in some circumstances , to disrupt activists and deter anti @-@ social behaviour . They use cameras , camcorders and audio recorders to conduct overt surveillance of the public . An unsuccessful legal challenge <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> been made against their use of overt surveillance , but in 2009 the Court of Appeal ruled that they must justify retention of photographs on a case @-@ by @-@ case basis . Any retained information is recorded on the Crimint database . 
Forward Intelligence Teams ( FITs ) 2 or more police officers r deployed by UK police forces to gather intelligence on the ground and in some circumstances , to disrupt activists and deter anti @-@ social behaviour . They use cameras , camcorders and audio recorders to conduct overt surveillance of the public . An unsuccessful legal challenge done been made against their use of overt surveillance , but in 2009 the Court of Appeal ruled dat they must justify retention of photographs on a case @-@ by @-@ case basis . Any retained information is recorded on the Crimint database .